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ronnieb55
12-15-2007, 06:26 PM
i was looking around and found this company . and it says there manifold fits all chevy and pontiac ld9's . so i went ahead and asked if that excluded the grand ams and they said it even fit on them so i'm just letting you guys know .plus its a real reasonable price to the web page is [removed by admin]
bballr4567
12-15-2007, 06:59 PM
Thats an actual really nice looking piece they have. No idea on the price though but doesnt seem too outragous.
ronnieb55
12-15-2007, 07:05 PM
yeah i found this on j-bod and everyone seems to be liking them so far.
bballr4567
12-15-2007, 08:13 PM
Is it only those years it fits or 5th gen too?
ronnieb55
12-15-2007, 09:33 PM
5th gen also. i just talked tothe guy ome more and he told me that he had a guy buy one for his 96-98 and he didn't have any issues . so i might be getting mine soon . i'm just waiting to see if the m62 manifold is really going to get made first . i would like to stay supercharged but if i get sick of the m45 i might just sell that and start piecing a kit together
bballr4567
12-15-2007, 09:53 PM
Should be pretty cheap on a ld9. Ive seen some built for under 2k. With this it should only be way easier.
ManktheTank19
12-15-2007, 10:06 PM
Hmmmm, can always cut one up and make it fit for the 92 - 95 GA.
Ralph
12-16-2007, 01:12 PM
5th gen you can get cavi manifold cheap and they work fine its the 4th gens that have trouble with the firewall
bballr4567
12-16-2007, 02:36 PM
Hmmm didnt know that. That would make for an interesting daily driver. :):)
Ralph
12-16-2007, 04:50 PM
I'm sure spy will chime in eventually but he's just using a ebay jbody one
urweak
12-16-2007, 11:15 PM
sites like that bring back bad memories of the exploitedracing days. Hopfully however, they arent anything like them.
Matt95GT
12-17-2007, 05:45 PM
Everything on that site reeks of Exploited Racing. If so... stay away... far away, or your money will disappear and you'll get nothing.

Personal experience: Exploited Racing was the only internet-based company to ever rip me off. Luckily it was a $70 flange/spacer and not a $300 turbo manifold or $3000 turbo kit like some of those duped on J-body.org.

I removed the link, not because I have a problem with it being posted, but because I don't want to see others scammed. I'd consider it almost as risky as giving your CC info to one of those "your Paypal account needs verification" phishing emails.
spy
12-19-2007, 11:04 AM
Guys if you really want a turbo manifold for an LD9. Just search on ebay, they pop up from time to time. They're all log style, and they're all going to do the same thing, and the differences are negligable.
Matt95GT
12-19-2007, 12:37 PM
Guys if you really want a turbo manifold for an LD9. Just search on ebay, they pop up from time to time. They're all log style, and they're all going to do the same thing, and the differences are negligable.

True... just remember that it'll require some cutting/hacking to make that work on a pre-99 N-body.
VanishingImage
12-19-2007, 07:08 PM
Hey Matt,could you PM me that website link that was removed,I want to make sure its not the same one I have saved in my Favs links to performance sites. I have a site that has a bunch of turbo manifolds,just want to make sure thats not the same place
spy
12-20-2007, 01:39 AM
True... just remember that it'll require some cutting/hacking to make that work on a pre-99 N-body.

oh those pesky pre-99 n-bodies... I really need to have a close look at one to see how cramped they are by the firewall.
Matt95GT
12-21-2007, 10:14 AM
Hey Matt,could you PM me that website link that was removed,I want to make sure its not the same one I have saved in my Favs links to performance sites. I have a site that has a bunch of turbo manifolds,just want to make sure thats not the same place

Sent PM. Exploited also changed their name a few times (I can see why), so there's a chance you may have yet another site bookmarked. They all follow the same basic look/organization... and carry nearly the same type of parts (manifolds, flanges, etc)

oh those pesky pre-99 n-bodies... I really need to have a close look at one to see how cramped they are by the firewall.

It isn't so much the firewall, but the steering rack is conveniently right in the way if you orient the turbo downwards like on your setup. If it wasn't for that, I'd be running a turbo myself.
spy
12-21-2007, 04:17 PM
Sent PM. Exploited also changed their name a few times (I can see why), so there's a chance you may have yet another site bookmarked. They all follow the same basic look/organization... and carry nearly the same type of parts (manifolds, flanges, etc)



It isn't so much the firewall, but the steering rack is conveniently right in the way if you orient the turbo downwards like on your setup. If it wasn't for that, I'd be running a turbo myself.

That's even more of a pain in the arse. I know I could think of something to remedy that, if given a car to fool with. :-\ bummer.