Janspeed manifolds

1. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #1 11th September 2014, 19:58

   For the 16v, any good? My mates bought one and isnt sure how good they are. I know, Id find out before I bought it too.
   
   Worth keeping? Ive never owned a Janspeed so have no idea.
2. Sophia_Bush Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Shropshire Posts: 9994 Moonstone Blue 106 GTi

   #2 11th September 2014, 22:03

   8v one I had on your old 1.1 years and years last century ago was decent got to all the nuts ok only mild steel though
3. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #3 12th September 2014, 16:39

   I had the one with sport cat on and it lasted 3 years till it popped a weld but had it heat wrapped, luckily it was able to be welded up again but lasted another 2 years before I changed it over
4. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #4 13th September 2014, 09:29

   The Janspeed is good. Heavy but thats because its not been cheapskated on with inferior quality raw materials. Go too thin and it will rust through quickly or crack due to the expansion and shrinking as it heats up and then cools...
   
   

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   Originally Posted by marcusd I had the one with sport cat on and it lasted 3 years till it popped a weld but had it heat wrapped, luckily it was able to be welded up again but lasted another 2 years before I changed it over

   The 8v Janspeed ones have been discontinued now which is a shame.
   5 years is longer than most people have their saxo. If it had not been heatwrapped it would have been trouble free. Piss easy to weld though
5. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #5 13th September 2014, 09:43

   Cheers all. I now havd the joy of trying to make it fit into his AX, as the standard manifold sits pretty damn close to the rad as standard and the Janspeed looks deeper!
6. user_61020 Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v

   #6 13th September 2014, 11:02

   Edit,misread,my bad.
7. ghaz Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 116 Rover 400 Citroen AX JDM Honda Integra

   #7 16th September 2014, 13:39

   Let us know how you get on fitting it to an AX
8. user_4681 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts

   #8 18th September 2014, 13:05

   I bolted one on mine when it was na. Didnt use it as they sit very low. Sold it on and bought btb. Ive cracked the btb countless times. Only since supercharging it.
9. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #9 18th September 2014, 14:39

   Fitted it the other day. Seems to protrude from the head a bit more than the Milltek so it necessitated moving the rad to the other side of the slam panel. That aside, it does semm well made though it does hang a bit low.
   
   I had a BTB years ago, that left me high and dry when the lower flange fell off 25miles from home. That was a bit of a loud drive.
10. ghaz Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 116 Rover 400 Citroen AX JDM Honda Integra

    #10 18th September 2014, 14:59

    Well at least you got it fitted in there ok without too many issues