What should I do? (Manifold question)
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Let me preface this with I already know I'm an idiot newb that should go just off of the tallest building I can find. With that out of the way any advice I can get is very much appreciated.
I was hoping to do my install this weekend but it's not looking like that is going to happen. I picked up a modified greddy kit from a friend, and after doing all of my reading I decided to take the manifold studs off and put the FM Stage 8 kit on since it looked to be the best best for now and wasn't crazy expensive.
The kit came with an ETD greddy replacement manifold. As I went to take the studs out three of them sheared with some of the bolt sticking out of the manifold. I took a torch to them and got the studs out only to see that they also sheared inside the manifold and need to be drilled out. I also noticed the the manifold looks like it was already redrilled for 10mm
Then I also saw a small crack where the manifold had already been fixed.
Should I even bother fixing this thing or should I just scrap it and get a new manifold? I plan on taking it to a local machine shop after x-mas to see what they say.
I was hoping to do my install this weekend but it's not looking like that is going to happen. I picked up a modified greddy kit from a friend, and after doing all of my reading I decided to take the manifold studs off and put the FM Stage 8 kit on since it looked to be the best best for now and wasn't crazy expensive.
The kit came with an ETD greddy replacement manifold. As I went to take the studs out three of them sheared with some of the bolt sticking out of the manifold. I took a torch to them and got the studs out only to see that they also sheared inside the manifold and need to be drilled out. I also noticed the the manifold looks like it was already redrilled for 10mm
Then I also saw a small crack where the manifold had already been fixed.
Should I even bother fixing this thing or should I just scrap it and get a new manifold? I plan on taking it to a local machine shop after x-mas to see what they say.
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Depends on what you want to spend. That ETD piece isn't bad, so if you're tight on funds you can always drill/helicoil and fix the manifold. Obviously the easier solution is going to be replace the manifold, but busted hardware isn't necessarily a death wish.
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Andrew: I am still tight on funds tryin to get this build done, so I'd much rather fix it.
Thanks for all of the advice (and funny responses) guys.
Should I just send it to you Corky? I'd rather pay you than some local shop I don't know, and I know that if there is anyone that can tell me whether it's worth keeping it would be you.
Thanks for all of the advice (and funny responses) guys.
Should I just send it to you Corky? I'd rather pay you than some local shop I don't know, and I know that if there is anyone that can tell me whether it's worth keeping it would be you.
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