Ebay exhaust mainfold ???

1. BONGO1733 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR

   #1 29th November 2011, 12:55

   http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-SA...item19c8e35c34
   
   Anyone got one or no anyone thats has one ?
   Are they any good ?
2. rick_VTR Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2011 Abermule, Mid Wales. Posts: 2763 Corsa Rally Car & Fiesta ST

   #2 29th November 2011, 12:58

   i had a sportex one, looked exactly the same design.
   
   think this is just a stanless version.
   
   sportex one was very poorly made so i duno what this one is like tbh mate.
3. BONGO1733 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR

   #3 29th November 2011, 15:16

   Ok thanks
4. m4tt274 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2011 Doncaster Posts: 2627 Fabia VRS, mk1 fiesta + some others

   #4 29th November 2011, 15:34

   mine is a toyosport and looks just like that, i got it off ebay new for £79 it was a bid.
   the quality is great, it all fitted no fiddling, done 10K and none of the welds have cracked and it sounds and looks awesome.

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5. user_47680 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 Cornwall Posts: 236 2001 Saxo VTR

   #5 29th November 2011, 15:48

   Get what you pay for really. You buy a Supersprint/Piper you will get max gains and the quality, you buy an eBay one and you won't get as much gain and the quality isn't going to be there so might need some work to fit it.
6. BONGO1733 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR

   #6 29th November 2011, 15:55

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by m4tt274 mine is a toyosport and looks just like that, i got it off ebay new for £79 it was a bid. the quality is great, it all fitted no fiddling, done 10K and none of the welds have cracked and it sounds and looks awesome.

   It is a toyosport one thanks for that
7. Steffrallye Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Bodelwyddan , N.Wales Posts: 1252 Peugeot S2 106 GTi 1.6 16v

   #7 29th November 2011, 15:56

   Davo bought one of them things, snapped within a month
   
   Edit - his was mild steel
8. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #8 29th November 2011, 17:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Steffrallye Davo bought one of them things, snapped within a month Edit - his was mild steel

   I fitted one of these for a mate and it snapped in no time so I welded it free of charge and it snapped in a different place. They are thin cheap stainless and are not the best fitting manifolds out there. I personally would keep my e out for a second hand raceland - supersprint.
9. BONGO1733 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR

   #9 30th November 2011, 08:39

   Thanks people
10. ChAdS Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1385

    #10 30th November 2011, 22:21

    I have one, and it's fine fitted fine as well. Not sure why people have had problems of it snapping but mine is fine.
11. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

    #11 30th November 2011, 22:49

    Would rather pay the extra and get this..
    
    http://www.kamracing.co.uk/citroen/c...1996-2000.html
12. m4tt274 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2011 Doncaster Posts: 2627 Fabia VRS, mk1 fiesta + some others

    #12 30th November 2011, 22:50

    mine hasnt snapped
    ive got mine mated to a supersprint mid pipe and box and most agree its one of the best sounding VTRs they have heard.
    
    on the decat pipe part to the gearbox i had to put a pice of thread with 3 nuts on it, one to the gearbox, then one to either side of the pipe bracket, these were not supplied.
    but took about 10 minutes so isnt a complaint. its a decent manifold and cant see the others making a noticeable difference. Not £200 worth anyway :/
13. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #13 30th November 2011, 23:10

    manifolds like the supersprint are tested on a rolling road. If they dont get power they dont sell them. That is just a shiny stainless manifold. Probably the only gain is you dont have a cat anymore.
14. BONGO1733 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 BOURNEMOUTH Posts: 114 SAXO VTR

    #14 1st December 2011, 11:07

    What are raceland manifolds like then ?
15. ChAdS Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1385

    #15 2nd December 2011, 23:49

    Raceland manifolds are no better than that one you was thinking of buying. I don't know why people arse them so much there welds are no better than that one from ebay.
    
    From that manifold to any other manifold they will be no massive difference in performance. I researched it a lot and just went with the manifold that you have linked above I am very happy with it. Fitted fine sounds very good. If anyone can actually prove extra power figures worth worrying about from that mani there to any other I will take mine off now and buy that very one.
16. Steffrallye Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Bodelwyddan , N.Wales Posts: 1252 Peugeot S2 106 GTi 1.6 16v

    #16 3rd December 2011, 12:23

    Just had Davo here again this morning as it had snapped again