Here is his first prototype. I had estimates done on a stainless custom manifold, and was quoted $9-1100 for it. He'll be selling his for around 1/2 that price.

These are the real deal, and I will be switching up my setup for one!

Check out his FB page and give it a "Like."

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Motorsports-Engineering/338407159588239

 

I saw his FB page, poor guy is working for minimum wage on those manifolds, beautiful job too. $800+ Manifold all day, buy them while they are cheap guys!

 

They look really good and would be worth $1000 a pop. I know firsthand how much work goes into welding those up, especially if you're doing 2 passes with the root and then capping it. Just the cost in materials, pipes and (if stainless) the flanges is easily going to be $400-$500.

-Michael

 

Thanks for the compliments guys...I have a group buy going on for the 4g69 manifolds..people can check out the face book page for details. These are all custom made when you order so everyone speak up and give your opinions.

 

i don't have facebook i would be tempted to send you my log, and have a tubular one made so the flange was in the exact same location so i wouldn't have to make another custom downpipe, and rework the charge pipe...

 

We could do that CrAns...I will shoot u an email with my info if you want to do that

 

I'll have to sit on that thought for a while...it depends on how well my manifold works with a big 16g...

 

I think you guys should ditch the mitsu flange for a T3. T3/T04 turbos are cheap and reliable with many upgrade options for the budget minded customers and GT/GTX ball bearing turbos are available for those who do have the funds. There are not enough options that work well with the 2.4l engine in the mitsu lineup.

Also, offer a downpipe. I think this would go a long way for people who want to build their own kit but may not have the time or fabrication skills.

-Michael

 

I like the idea for the manifold and down pipe combo but we would need to get him the exact turbo to get it to fit perfectly. If he can do them together ill defiantly work on saving up.

 

The t3 manifold is coming soon...the first manifold just happen to be a mitsu flange cause that is the turbo the customer is using...I will be offering a manifold/down pipe combo with a manifold if that is what the customer wants...

 

I apologize for the horrible wording but: Does the location of our piping match up with any other generations? While we know the flanges and bolt locations are different, would it be possible to take a 1g or 2g turbo manifold and hack off the manifold flange and weld on a 4g flange? Reason being you can get these manifolds for relatively cheap and just reflange them to fit the 4g69. Could save hours and hours of labor?

 

Not possible sorry.

-Michael

 

:banghead: damn.

 

Yes Hack is right...the ports do line up between the 63 and 69 motors..it has to have alot of port work if u do that.

 

This is what the first 4g turbo eclipse did, meckone. I want to say he used a Mazda protege turbo manifold, cut off the flange and welded our flange on.

 

If you take a piece of turd and polish it you still only have a piece of turd. The dsm manifolds were nothing special! Get some punk to build you a proper one.

-Michael

 

Ima tell all my 2g buddies hackish said dsm=turd lol and they are special cause theyre cheap. I can get a decent 4g63 turbo manifold for like $100 off a buddy and a 4g69 manifold from a junkyard and have a buddy weld it for free. I cant get him to weld a 4g69 turbo manifold from nothing for that cheap

 

DSM manifolds were turd. Cutting a flange off a cast manifold and trying to weld it to a mild steel stock part is asking for trouble. Even if you properly pre-heat the piece, use the proper nickel rod to weld it there is a very significant chance it will still crack. The nickel rods alone will cost the weldor $20

Now what will you do if/when it does crack? you're stuck with a custom downpipe and you're going to need a new manifold that's exactly like the old one, or make a new downpipe.

I'm not trying to poo poo your idea, just point out that I've seen this sort of thing tried many times. In hondas people used to buy an HF manifold and weld a T3 flange on it. When it cracked they'd bring it to me, I'd excavate the crack, pre-heat, re-weld and $100 later they'd leave for another week until it cracked someplace else. It got so bad that I started making logs in the exact dimensions of an HF part. When they got tired of taking their HF manifold off they'd buy the log. $50 for the manifold, $20 for a t3 flange, $100 at Joe's welding. $100 getting the cracks re-welded with me. or $350 for a stainless steel log...

I just hate seeing the same mistakes made over and over by every generation of car enthusiast.

-Michael

 

Thank you.

 

if you can't afford a well built tubular manifold, a log is definately the way to go...that being said, this thread got hijacked!

 

My bad :/ if anything hackish helped promote by explaining why its better to have this guy make you a manifold instead of having a buddy do it the way I suggested?

 

Chase does good work from what i've seen...i'm thinking about picking one up, but that would mean a lot of down time...

 

Thanks for the props crans

 

Bump. He does twin scroll manifolds too! Currently budgeting for one. Never thought id see the day I quit smoking and drinking monster for my car >.<

 

Hack, I don't think they are saying use a stock manifolds off an earlier year, an aftermarket tubular one. Still the ports don't match up. Depending on the construction of the manifold you my be bale to bent the pipes to match the flange ports...

http://club4g.org/board/members/ele...ohpee-albums-my-06-turbo-gs-picture7969-garrett-t3-t4-turbo-tial-wastegate.html

 

4g69 log manifold from Motorsports Engineering...these are on sale for $350..stainless steel construction, flanged for 38mm 2 bolt wastegate, lifetime warrenty.

 

View attachment 23113 4g69 log manifold from Motorsports Engineering...these are on sale for $350..stainless steel construction, flanged for 38mm 2 bolt wastegate, lifetime warrenty.

nice work Chase...has this been tested on both the eclipse and lancer?

 

its been on both...after we fitted it to the lancer i knew the eclipse would be no issue.

 

perfect

 

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