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As the title states, does anyone sell a tuned length turbo manifold (exhaust) to suit the 1.6ltr engines? All I've been able to find is the 'log style' manfolds that places like OBX and HKS produce. 1.8ltr manifolds are easy to find but I'm buggered if I can find anything to suit 1.6ltr.

Your help would be greatly appreciated

I havent been able to find any in aus that are nice, but if you/we/someone can get 6boost to make them for our car then that would be brilliant. They are super quality steam pipe manifold with tuned length piping and a long shallow collector that is supposed to help spool up time considerably.

Dave

email sent to those guys, we'll see if they reply.

I can get them made that isn't an issue. I have a mate I used to work with at a turbo place that did all of the fabrication work for that turbo place as well as others. I also have two other friends that can make them. I was just hoping to cut the time frame on getting my B6T into my MX5.

If I do get one made I'll get my mate to also make a jig so that I can replicate them on demand. Just suprised there's half decent units available for BP but not B6.

Fair enough, yea selection is pretty crap for us.

The 6boost guy replied and i'll be dropping by later next week, i'll post up with an updates.

Dave

Wheelspin had one on their wall I don't know if it's still there.

I can get one made much cheaper than that

Perhaps at mates rates? I'm sure there would be interest from forum members if you could produce something of the same quality for less.

I have some photos of another custom 1.6 MX-5 turbo manifold somewhere.

As far as retail goes the dearest I know of for getting a custom manifold fabricated would be $750. I'll make some calls as soon as I can and get some prices, obviously the more people who are keen to buy then the cheaper they'll be.

Here's one built by AJ (back when he worked at Speedwok), it's on Ian Lewis's 1.6 MX-5 running a Disco Spud.

I'd prefer the manifold be a high mount I think. I must admit though I haven't had much of a chance to look at how much space there is yet. Seems it's not too bad though, the turbo I'll be running is the same size as a Disco Potato.

Hi Mount is nice n bling, but you'd be better off mounting it low to keep the weight down lower and give room for a nice big dump pipe.

yea the mani i'll be getting made by the 6boost guy will be low mount, i just need to find a new water inlet that points forward instead of back - or do something to make some more room down there.

I can tell you now trying to make and fit a 3inch dump with a high mount mani is not fun, doable but not fun.

Dave
Oh and the one you get made will that be steam pipe? (thats what i'd prefer if you do get some made up for cheap. (i'll be looking at around 750 for mine)

bell engineering make a GREAT replacement water pipe.

Hi mount and 3\" dump pipe is do-able and very effective but you must work to the millimetre and angles to the degree. The rare time that I said \"she'll be right\" was the time I did it twice