[s-cars] Subject: Re: RS2 Manifold from E-Bay

[Ernest Seow]

OK, I finally got to get this manifold in my hands from a reseller I know. 
The manifold is a clone, but I know it is a clone of the original. I did 
find some casting flashing right at the turbo outlet where are the ports 
meet, but this can be corrected easily with a grinding stone. This flashing 
extends too far, so if you look down the wastegate port, you'll see it can 
impede flow from the lower ports . As for the material appearance, its hard 
to tell. Since when you copy something, you'll make another mold of 
something with more imperfections on on it. But, for the price, you can get 
this manifold ported, such as Extrude Honed and most likely end up with a 
better performing manifold then the original. What would be nice, is to get 
some cast with different flanges, or cast maybe an S1 manifold with a K26 
flange instead, then run a K26-#8 housing. These days, you get almost 
anything made up.
Regards,
Ernest