Ok let me qualify all of this... This according to Dane is the old style manifold - he doesn't sell these any more. If buying used make sure you buy the new one...
Ok so early this year i bought the SPS race coated and heat wrapped mani off a tgtt member who had never fitted along with a HKS actuator never fit.. All was well. Around june i got it put on my car...
After mapping a piece from inside the mani broke off went into my turbo... stopped the turbo working. Thankfully my mechanic found the piece and took it out... Turbo still worked
Dane gave me £20 and asked me not to create a fuss as it was his old style mani's= fair play- (please remember I didn't buy from him- however the product was new when i fit it...)
About 1.5 months later the manifold cracked in the centre so I took it to my mechanic who had it welded up... (I thought was very premature for a crack) Dane gave me £20 again and said that he wouldnt give me anything else...
I kept quiet and knew that it was quite good of him considering I didn't buy from him- although it was a brand new product of his...
So about 1.5 months later - whilst I was in Scotland. My engine's making a weird sound... Im thinking oh no! Took to tuning developments (great service!) and they looked over my engine and did compression test all was Aok. They unwrapped the mani and that was my problem... loads cracks! Big ones...
This had been on my car about 3 months... I don't race don't drag etc and I was running standard CT9 at 1bar. I don't drive like I stole it...
Anyway I think it should have lasted longer and had it lasted a little longer I wouldn't have made this thread and would have kept quiet as dane requested- but I think its sufficient to warn against the old style SPS mani's...
Dane has been quite good in fairness... I don't want to put people off him but just thought it would be interesting for people to see and make sure you buy the NEW style mani. As for me I will use WEPR next time not SPS - but nothing personal.
Pictures of mani after 3 months fitted...
Ok so early this year i bought the SPS race coated and heat wrapped mani off a tgtt member who had never fitted along with a HKS actuator never fit.. All was well. Around june i got it put on my car...
After mapping a piece from inside the mani broke off went into my turbo... stopped the turbo working. Thankfully my mechanic found the piece and took it out... Turbo still worked
Dane gave me £20 and asked me not to create a fuss as it was his old style mani's= fair play- (please remember I didn't buy from him- however the product was new when i fit it...)About 1.5 months later the manifold cracked in the centre so I took it to my mechanic who had it welded up... (I thought was very premature for a crack) Dane gave me £20 again and said that he wouldnt give me anything else...
I kept quiet and knew that it was quite good of him considering I didn't buy from him- although it was a brand new product of his...
So about 1.5 months later - whilst I was in Scotland. My engine's making a weird sound... Im thinking oh no! Took to tuning developments (great service!) and they looked over my engine and did compression test all was Aok. They unwrapped the mani and that was my problem... loads cracks! Big ones...
This had been on my car about 3 months... I don't race don't drag etc and I was running standard CT9 at 1bar. I don't drive like I stole it...
Anyway I think it should have lasted longer and had it lasted a little longer I wouldn't have made this thread and would have kept quiet as dane requested- but I think its sufficient to warn against the old style SPS mani's...
Dane has been quite good in fairness... I don't want to put people off him but just thought it would be interesting for people to see and make sure you buy the NEW style mani. As for me I will use WEPR next time not SPS - but nothing personal.
Pictures of mani after 3 months fitted...
