norfolkluego
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 11:45 AM |
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Best place to get a Zetec exhaust manifold?
I was going to get one from er.... a supplier but was told at the last phone call 'there are a few issues at the moment, best look
elsewhere' (no money had changed hands), where's the best place for my money to go, I've seen Westfield do them, anyone else and a
bit cheaper wouldn't go amiss
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 11:51 AM |
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GBS/Robin hood do a cheap one but it isnt fantastic quality. does the job though!
Craig
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scutter
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 11:54 AM |
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If you can weld, I think Great British Sportscars do the cheapest. LINKY Bugger beaten to it.
ATB Dan.
[Edited on 12/1/10 by scutter]
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:15 PM |
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Save your self some money and grief, get a decent one made for your car . I had loads of problems with my manifold from Lolocost/GBS and ended up
getting one made from decent stainless. Not cheap but well happy with it. You get what you pay for?
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fatbaldbloke
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:26 PM |
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Top end, both price and quality - Simpson Race Exhausts.
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scutter
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:27 PM |
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Just remembered that 907 is over the border in suffolk, why not drop him a line.
Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:31 PM |
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Custom Chrome in Nuneaton do the Plate
sorry don;t have link but call
02476387808
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:34 PM |
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You have u2u. Mel
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DavidW
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:44 PM |
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I have the GBS one but expect I'll proabably end up getting a better one - should have saved myself money by buying a propoer one first time....
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Danozeman
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:48 PM |
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Mines a fisher fury one. Not bad quality and not bad price.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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whitestu
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 12:56 PM |
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Westy ones are nice.
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smac
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 03:26 PM |
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Anyone fitted a westy one in a book chassis?
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Danozeman
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 04:28 PM |
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IIRC you need to move the diagonal crossmember to fit a westy one.
heres the fisher one
Heres mine with a one fo 907's silencers. Depends how much eaxhaust you want to see.
 
car side
[Edited on 12/1/10 by Danozeman]
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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eddie99
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 05:07 PM |
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I bought a GBS one, it will do the trick but in the end, it will be replaced. If you can, get a good one to start with and save yourself some grief 
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Steve G
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 05:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eddie99
I bought a GBS one, it will do the trick but in the end, it will be replaced. If you can, get a good one to start with and save yourself some grief
And probably gain yourself some power!! A decent tuned exhaust should be one of the cheapest ways to gain some power imho. As above from various
people, spend a little extra and best to do it right first time around.
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smac
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 07:39 PM |
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I ve read before that of the cheaper ones ( although how £300 can be called cheap) the westfield one is good for power - something to do with the
collector I believe. Im building up to parting with the cash.
[Edited on 12/1/10 by smac]
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mr T
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 09:39 PM |
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Look Here
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scutter
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 10:18 PM |
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The Tiger downpipes are ok, but they still need a £120 collector!
Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 12/1/10 at 11:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Danozeman
IIRC you need to move the diagonal crossmember to fit a westy
[Edited on 12/1/10 by Danozeman]
That's why I don't really want to go with the Westfield one, don't want to start chopping bits out of the chassis, the GBS one goes
over the top rail which is why I liked the look of that one but that's now off the shopping list
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MikeR
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| posted on 13/1/10 at 09:16 AM |
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What is so bad with the GBS one?
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DavidW
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| posted on 13/1/10 at 10:00 AM |
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Mine seems to rely on slightly oval holes in order to line up on the head.
I think it needs some tweaking to line up properly.
David
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 06:51 PM |
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Anyone have any experience of these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOCOST-VINDICATOR-SEVEN-ZETEC-4-1-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-KIT_W0QQitemZ320445629605QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM
?hash=item4a9c0c44a5
I'm getting quoted some horrendous prices for making a stainless one up (over £500)
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scutter
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 07:33 PM |
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I'd say that's worse than the GBS one, at least there's is bent pipes not straight sections for you to weld together.
£500 seems about right for a custom one, i was quoted that for mine about 5-6 years ago.
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 08:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
What is so bad with the GBS one?
Don't know about the Zetec manifold but if it's anything like their Xflow item then flanges so badly distorted the only way I could get
it to seal against the head was to cut the flange plate into 3 separate pieces . Even then the manifold had to be bolted to a spare head with a
couple of blocks of wood inserted so that the pipes could bend enough to get a seal . Flange not fully welded so that after managing to seal the
flange I had to remove the manifold and reweld parts of it. Poor quality stainless that rusted almost as bad as mild steel . In it's defence it
was cheap but you get what you pay for. Many thanks to Paul (907) for his excellant work making the new manifold.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 20/1/10 at 09:10 PM |
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If they are still around, try 'Tube engineering' - they were in Peterborough area and i got mine direct from them (about 3 or 4 years
back) as they used to make them for old luego.
I payed very little for mine & the silencer, considering what old luego were charging with their mark up. The guy also polished it for me for a
tenner extra  
Very good to deal with too.
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