As some of you may know I was previously running a Greddy turbo kit on my car. Several months ago the turbo started to run really bad, when i found out that the turbo manifold had cracked in 2 seperate places. After a dozen emails and phone calls with Greddy, i was unable to get the manifold warrantied due to the fact that I had purchased this kit through another s2ki member and not through an authorized dealer with proof of purchase or a receipt. Unfortunately the member who i purchased it from is also long gone and not responding to my PM's.

Luckily I found an awesome deal on a brand new manifold through ebay. My question is about thermal coating the manifold to prevent it from cracking again. Has anyone had experience with this? Does anyone know where I can get this done locally so I do not have to deal with shipping and handling. Is it even worth it to do this? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

told you not to buy cheap shits

jk jeff , i have never heard about this before !
i cant really help you sorry dawg

 

fuggin post whore!

dude, if it cracks it cracks.. theres nothing you can really do to stop that.. you can take precautions.. but you'll always run the risk of cracking it..

I thought wrapping it is better than casting it... ??

 

cast log manifolds will handle more than the greddy turbo can throw at it. if you have the money for it, i know someone with a used inlinepro manifold for cheap. im sure that won't crack before your cyl.head explodes

 

My manifold that cracked was the cast manifold.

 

ouch

 

no need for manifolds anymore.

latest technique...

 

wtf...

 

hahah i have seen this be4

 

Jeff, you can Jethot coat it or HPC, I think HPC is better, but they are kinda expensive.

What manifold are you looking into buying? Cheap manifolds are not something I recommend putting on an S2000 or any turbo for that matter. Thin wall cracks. Bottom line. Cast cracks too due to heat and weight stress, which is probly what happened to your greddy.

The ONLY manifolds I've seen w/o problems with support or aftermarket coating is Full race. I'm not trying to be biased towards them since I run one myself, but they are hands down IMO the best fabricators for manifolds on S2k's. I know there are nice sidewinder styles out there, but I don't know which ones need extra bracing to work properly.

Keep in mind that Full-Race does not warranty their manifolds if you coat them, I don't know if it's the same for other manufacturers,