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Blacktop180
10-15-2009, 10:13 PM
I had Kyle build me a custom top mount, full stainless exhaust manifold with external wastegate dump for my SR. It was finished in 2 weeks - very fast.
The manifold looked perfect at first glance and then I propped it up on the head in the engine bay - perfectly sits in the engine bay too... It blew me away. All he did was come over with a jig and took some measurements of how it needed to fit and 2 weeks later he brings back this masterpiece. I just went to school for welding and everything about this thing is by-the-book top notch work.
I recommend if you need anything TIG welded, go to Kyle. It will look clean and be done right - just to compare - I have 2 GReddy manifolds that cost $2100 each for a GTiR SR (not pictured), and the material thickness used, welds, and overall product is no where near as good as Kyles work, the pics speak for themselves...

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the manifolds off getting ceramic coated now
vemp
10-15-2009, 10:22 PM
look very nice,,, this is kyle grob?? or something like that
Shiri Juu Atenza
10-15-2009, 10:26 PM
^^ yes thats him.. glad your happy
zebrafantastic
10-15-2009, 10:26 PM
whats up with that turbo inlet?
Shiri Juu Atenza
10-15-2009, 10:37 PM
Thats a greddy turbo flange
PleadingBark
10-15-2009, 10:39 PM
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/thumb/2/2a/Giddyup_Buttercup.jpg/180px-Giddyup_Buttercup.jpg
vemp
10-15-2009, 10:40 PM
ohh nice he made one for me too,,,, but it took mare them two weeks to get it done like 6 month or more but i'm happy thank you kyle
its good work

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d110/drift0/IMG_0331.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d110/drift0/IMG_0332.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d110/drift0/Copy2ofIMG_0397.jpg
Elizabeth Reed
10-15-2009, 10:45 PM
6 months..?
vemp
10-15-2009, 10:52 PM
yes and dont ask me y,,, but it's all cool know i have to do some stuff to it.... but it's a nice manifold i like it
2isbetterthan4
10-16-2009, 12:08 AM
Thanks for the review, glad you liked it. As for Vemp's mani, materials got held up, flange was held up, etc. etc. Sorry it took so long.
NAKA
10-16-2009, 01:32 AM
Manifold looks great. I have heard only good things about Kyle. I hope to be writing a review soon myself about some of his skills. LOL.
afwfjustin
10-16-2009, 01:38 AM
Looks great! Are the runners equal length?
2isbetterthan4
10-16-2009, 11:37 AM
^
Very close, less than an inch over an almost 12 in span. To be able to move the turbo farther foward and still pulse the cylinders, its alot harder to make perfectly equal length, and still run power steering and AC.
Blacktop180
10-16-2009, 06:24 PM
Greddy T67-25g goin on it, i had another manifold that he took that flange off of.
whats up with that turbo inlet?
2isbetterthan4
10-16-2009, 07:19 PM
^ for super JDM powa, 900 psi at 3K,

hahaha, no really though, this car is going to make really good power with his setup, people should do more builds like him.

kyle
Blacktop180
10-17-2009, 02:29 PM
^^^ yea i hope everything runs strong and lasts, i sure as hell put enough money into it... i've heard horror stories around here of SRs blowing up, hope i dont fall victim to the curse
AFSil80
10-17-2009, 02:35 PM
I'm interested to see how it turns out. I've got a friend with the same turbo on his '04 STi.
Blacktop180
10-17-2009, 03:12 PM
Yea plus with the head port and polished its gonna flow crazy amounts of cfm's lol
^
Very close, less than an inch over an almost 12 in span. To be able to move the turbo farther foward and still pulse the cylinders, its alot harder to make perfectly equal length, and still run power steering and AC.

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Did he dyno it ?
I'm interested to see how it turns out. I've got a friend with the same turbo on his '04 STi.
AFSil80
10-18-2009, 04:54 AM
Did he dyno it ?

Not yet. The bottom end is all aftermarket, but he's got some stuff he wants to do to the heads before he straps it down. It's just running on a base map right now.
Blacktop180
10-18-2009, 08:06 PM
haha that's my exact same situation
Not yet. The bottom end is all aftermarket, but he's got some stuff he wants to do to the heads before he straps it down. It's just running on a base map right now.
megans
10-18-2009, 08:27 PM
Kyle is the man!!!!
OG_Gngr_Kd
10-19-2009, 06:29 PM
Not yet. The bottom end is all aftermarket, but he's got some stuff he wants to do to the heads before he straps it down. It's just running on a base map right now.


I couldn't help but lol when I thought about your comment for a second... If

you think about it... STI doesn't really doesn't have a "bottom end" or at least one that requires internal adjustment... it would be more like ... "Side Ends" wouldn't it?