Stephen

it would be quicker to search.....

that clears that up lol, wealth of knowledge strikes again.

not to be a party pooper but if you put this into the search function you will get page sand pages. personally id go for uprated side mounts everytime unless I was running like 700bhp, I don't like the idea of pushing hot air over the rad, and the cost advantage goes out the window if your buying a front mount that's good enough quality to outperform the sidemounts available from z1 godspeed etc

Yeah ive heard they are doing mass production in china and that's were the quality has slipped, you would normally associate the with quality stuff but its definatly not cheap enough to warrant the issues. - - - Updated - - - yes yes lol you have all the toys I want lol

That looks seriously time consuming, do you use a purge line inside?

cheers bud :)

Lobster backing is very time consuming I remember doing my college project which was a series of lobster backs with a square to round each end, so I can sympathise with the time and attention involved. Theres a company locally to me called tube form technologies, literally all they do is bend tube, they used to do some bits for us when it wasn't so critical or we were overrun to cut on costs, I recon giving them a bell might be worth a shout as they have all the stuff to cut the production costs right down, obviously id need a complete oem set to copy to start with.

so I take it your cutting and welding sections to create the curves? triple rollor would be a lot quicker and easier, but obviously its and expensive bit of kit, mandrel bender would leave you with those annoying pinched parts, the kind you see on cheap exhaust systems.

I take your point over things like intercooler rads etc where the welding and internal structure and overall build quality is paramount, howere when were talking about pipe... theres nothing mysterious or hidden or complex just tube bent at angles. AMS make a very similar kit which people are moaning about because of fitment issues around the engine mount, that I would be annoyed about, hardly ebay crap.

I can see how as getting the bends is trial and error to.a certaok n extent(i used to make stainless handrails and sprial staircases) however once you know the settings and are producing volumes production costs falls drastically. The stock system is made from mild steel is it notm so I see no reason why its got to be made from expensive alloy.

Many of you may not be familiar with these but the apparent advantages are vast esp with bigger tubs. However my gripe as always is price! $700 is esp by the time they land here in the uk disgustingly expensive for some ali tube with some flanges welded on etc. once the settings are on the machine these are seriously easy to make and cheap, so that mark up must be horrendous. I think im going to have to start speaking to afew people about how much it would cost to have some made locally.. http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=4894&Car_Type=300&UID=2013031311073482.10.116.65

il probably eating dinner bud so gime a ring about 7, can someone edit my post to delete my number :)

number is

If a mod could delete my number once its been taken by jim then that would be good :)

you could be right....

Do you wanna gimme a ring explain what you have done and I might be able to sudjest something else?

Still welcome to bring it here.....

No gcz32 I brlieve is series 1 after that they labeled z32 blah blah, mines a early one 89 its got the gc

Yummmmmmm

So really once ones failed and youve done this you should be starting to think sbout a new set and pulling the plenum? Mine are so far so good, but in hindsight I could of cut all those castings out when it was off to make life easier later.

No one wants to see your golf gary :p

You cant just tell us, get the pics out lol

Do they start to fail, ie once ones gone they will ultimatly all fail?

Thats better lad... ;)

Tut tut pics or it didnt happen lol