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External gate is VERY hard to keep hidden. Even custom jobs that I have seen where the intention was to hide the gate, it's still easily spotted if the cops are looking around. if you're worried about cops at all, I wouldn't be going external gate.

Here in the UK we don't have to worry about this defect crap. Anything goes so long as it passes an MOT test. I could have two 10 lbs NOS bottles visible, a massive bell mouth turbo, dump valves, side exit pipe, you name it. I don't even have to run a cat (but I do have an emission test to meet). It's bloody great.:thumbsup:

People car do things for all different costs, some cheaper some end up paying more.

I dare say since these setups work so well you would be best to spend the few extra dollars and making the setup 100%. Using some high temp sheathing on lines, good quality bends and reducers/flanges studs etc so you dont blow out gaskets etc or warp with temp.

A gate for $300? I paid about $500 for my Turbosmart. I paid more then $150 in just flanges, studs, gaskets and elbows + reducer. So not saying anyone was wrong but we all often pay different prices for things and I know i couldnt do my setup with external gate that cheaply

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Is that the 8cm or 10cm turbine housing mate? I like the downpipe BTW and that is the trust triangle flange? Some peeps think it's ghey but not me.:D Also I notice your turbo is mounted very close to the front of the engine compared to Greddy copy mainfolds???

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god some of you guys complain about some stupid shit. This turbo requires a ex WG so stop complaining that the cops will see it and rape your ass... If you don't like it sell your car and buy a excel or dont Modify your car.

So far im thinking i will go a T67-25G similar to SimonR32 setup and run eflex.

Is that the 8cm or 10cm turbine housing mate? I like the downpipe BTW and that is the trust triangle flange? Some peeps think it's ghey but not me.:D Also I notice your turbo is mounted very close to the front of the engine compared to Greddy copy mainfolds???

This is the 10cm housing with the original Trust manifold I was running at the time. Yeh all Trust kit with off triangular flanges, uses to run the total Greddy kit, these days its a bastard kit with Turbosmart gate and 6boost manifold

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You are right, now that i am running a 6boost manifold the turbo sits a lot further forward and required moving the PS reservoir. Does give you a little more room for the dump pipe.

For what its worth, the 6Boost manifold resulted in a loss of a smidgen of power and hurt response a little. This could be the result of there being about 18 months between dyno runs and the car had lost a bit of performance in that time. I also changed from the Greddy Type R wastegate to a Turbosmart gate.

Cant see either really contributing to a loss in performance.

Considering the new setup has nicer piping and improved exhaust system...i think its safe to say 6Boost is no better then a Greddy manifold. Possibly worse. If all the handfeeding over 6boost manifolds were true I should have picked up some response and perhaps made a tad of power, especially given the exhaust improvements.

If I was starting from a clean sheet of paper I would go a Greddy manifold over 6boost now having tried both.

Considering the new setup has nicer piping and improved exhaust system...i think its safe to say 6Boost is no better then a Greddy manifold. Possibly worse. If all the handfeeding over 6boost manifolds were true I should have picked up some response and perhaps made a tad of power, especially given the exhaust improvements.

If I was starting from a clean sheet of paper I would go a Greddy manifold over 6boost now having tried both.

Is the 6boost equal length headers also? To be honest I doubt there is much room for improvement over design for exhaust manifolds from 10 odd years ago, just maybe 6boost are strong and don't crack etc? It's just lengths of pipe at the end of the day, choose your diameter and length (equal or not too) and away you go.

Yeh the Greddy manifold is a 6 into 2, 2 into 1 type manifold with a nice collector. The 6boost manifold is pretty much equal length into a slightly longer collector.

This is the greddy manifold...

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No need to see pics of the 6boost manifold, there are plenty around the net.

The 6boost manifold many prove more durable, time will tell. But the above manifold is now being used on another setup by Kris with the L2 I pictured a few pages earlier. It did need a light repair on two occasions but nothing even my humble welding skills couldnt fix.

Nothing wrong at all with the 6boost manifold. They appear to be well built and plenty of people ave got years of great service out of them. I suppose the point is if you have a china manifold that is serving you well, a HKS or Trust manifold working well...then I am not sure there is any point wearing the 2K cost of replacing it with a 6boost manifold as I doubt you will get any performance increase

The one I saw was very average the collector is a nightmare and the flange was seriously warped..

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Is that one of the steampipe ones from nz mate?

im not fussed on chinese made etc, im running a chinese $70 one atm, but its bent and blows gaskets out on regular basis.. my chinese hi mount makes 470hp at wheels on 26psi thru gt35r on stock rb25 so i cant complain about flow 2 much.

Is that one of the steampipe ones from nz mate?

im not fussed on chinese made etc, im running a chinese $70 one atm, but its bent and blows gaskets out on regular basis.. my chinese hi mount makes 470hp at wheels on 26psi thru gt35r on stock rb25 so i cant complain about flow 2 much.

yeh its the steampipe one from NZ around the $300 range... im all for using bang for the buck parts but that manifold was rubbish and I hate doing things twice so in the end the only solution was to pickup a used 6boost...

The thing that worries me with gate on manifold is police/ pits if you get a sticker and need to go over pits to go back to standard turbo you need another manifold if it on housing pull off turbo bolt on stock turbo get a basic tune take over pits done easy as

ya thats it, I just kept my bits so if i do get the defect, (which is unlikely cause i never drive the bloody thing :/) i can have it back to stock in a weekend..

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thats it finished

i think mines a little more inconspicuous :P

I admit its not hidden, but it does blend in well..Only someone clued on would spot it..

And if that someone looked under the bonnet well Im probably screwed either way...

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Not sure if i will make a bracket to fit the standard heatshield or fab up a new one out of that heatshield stuff..

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