At least they won't get broken that way

 

aint no one on this board going to make enough power for that to happen

 

i have eagle h-beams. i havent seen any cobalt guys having issues. i see the rods break well before what they are rated for on other platforms

 

Kr can be a nasty little buggar...

 

well according to crower they will with stand 1400hp+300 shot of nitrous so kr what

 

John you give me so little credit lol

 

Long time no see! hows the turbo LSJ game going these days?

 

Holy **** hes back from the dead!

 

how goes it Start? My turbo LSJ has been down for a year and a half

 

 

rd fabs stainless manifold or the ttr manifold for the ion? i know the rd fabs one will have heat issues but i planned on a phenolic spacer to help it out a little

 

Save your money. The Saab IM may not be pretty, but it's the best bang for the buck manifold available by far.

 

so when is your prototype going to be done? i wouldnt mind testing one lol. the saab mani wont be to restrictive at higher hp/boost levels?

 

Well... Zip made 900 on it. Theoretically a larger plenum and shorter velocity stack runners (like mine) will perform better at high rpm.
I have to redesign the plenum on mine. Wasnt enough clearance. So I'm running a modified Saab IM I picked up on eBay for $99 till my custom one is done.

 

then i will probably do that. have to pin swap my harness back so i can use the tb

 

whats wrong with the RD fabs?

 

Who said there's something wrong with it?

 

^^^ didnt read that the saab mani is an interim coz urs is not ready. I bet the saab one is pretty good.

 

According to general "turbo theory"
It's the best manifold available for someone who wants very strong low end grunt and midrange without completely tanking up top. I.E. 85% or more of lsj-t owners.
For top end, a large(er) plenum and short velocity stacked runners will help keep the g/cyl high up top, but due to increased volume will hurt spool slightly, and the short runners don't load the cylinders as well at low speeds.
Theoretically zzp would have made more power with a large plenum log style manifold. But that's theory.
So the perfect manifold is impossible. But for most people, the Saab will do very well.

 

this in bold

 

Just because of heat transfer. If you're worried about it, just wrap it.

 

Im not worried about it, my IATs are low low and I run the RD Fabs manifold, I understand heat transfer, but anything metal will heat transfer which is all intake manifolds including saab, ttr, rd fabs, etc.

 

Yes. Stainless just transfers a little faster than aluminum.

 

 

I have a phenolic spacer on it as well so the log style of RD Fabs works way better for me than the saab would. To me the saab isnt as clean of a setup as the RD Fabs , wish I could use a Magnus style manifold that the evos and DSMs get.