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jamo1986

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23rd Sep 06 at 21:41

Has anyone had one of these inlets fitted? how do they compare to a mantzel or dbilas?im thinking of gettin 1 for my x14xe.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/corsa-tigra-VAUXHALL-performance-inlet-manifold-20bhp_W0QQitemZ260032557177QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Also what other tuning do u recommend for a x14xe?cheers

ckallis500

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23rd Sep 06 at 22:06

better than some of the copy's that have been ,ade, but i would still rather hold on and get a mantzel or even better a velos torque tube (rare) other than the manifold you will want a air filter similar to a viper, ideally a 4branch manifold and system, con-rod bolts and a re-map

jamo1986

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23rd Sep 06 at 23:52

any ideas where to get either of them?

csweatherston

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24th Sep 06 at 03:18

you'll be very very lucky to get a torque tube......but theres a few second hand mantzels floating around on this site

Sly_SRi

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24th Sep 06 at 08:51

I thought the ones on ebay used to be like £100?? Anyway, It'll do the same job as a mantzel. If you've ever looked at a proper inlet manifold like a dbilas, its just a hollow box (gas flowed i know) but there won't be a huge different i doubt.

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jamo1986

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24th Sep 06 at 09:03

so there basically the same except dbilas is gas flowed and £210 more?

Dave A

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24th Sep 06 at 09:53

quote:
Originally posted by jamo1986
so there basically the same except dbilas is gas flowed and £210 more?

not at all. The dbilas and mantzel boxes are designed and manufactured properly, not just 6 bits of thin metal welded together. I agree they will have the same kind of effect but the box design wont be as effiecient at flowing the air as a manifold that was designed properly.

I made a few inlets and they were all flow bench tested. The one I made actually flowed better than the mantzel box, about 20% more efficient in fact! heres a pic of it:

only made a couple as I lost interest and the manufacturing costs were huge. it was much better than the mantzel box but wasnt as good as a dbilas.

the dbilas ones are the best in my opinion, better quality and design than all of the others.

Dean_W

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24th Sep 06 at 09:57

quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
theres a few second hand mantzels floating around on this site

These are still available new.

I got mine in January. It was £520 delivered from Germany. Out of principle, i wouldn't pay over the odds for the one you listed.

As Dave says, the mantzel and Dbilas items are made for the job, not just welded metal.

Dave A

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24th Sep 06 at 10:02

I could knock up those welded metal ones for less than £60, fully powdercoated and ones that would actually fit.

jamo1986

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24th Sep 06 at 13:51

cheers guys, think ill be ordering a dbilas in the next few weeks. how hard are they to fit, is it a case of taking the standard one off and bolting this one straight on? also, who u do u recommend for a re map, i live in west wales so ideally i dont really wanna be traceling accross the other side of the country, and how much does it roughly cost?

STEvieXE

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24th Sep 06 at 15:04

ne news on these for the xe??

Dean_W

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24th Sep 06 at 16:21

quote:
Originally posted by STEvieN.I.
ne news on these for the xe??

They aren't made for the 20xe.

ckallis500

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25th Sep 06 at 01:41

the mantzel one i dont think is designed very well at all, if you were to take the throttle body off of a mantzel inlet you will see at th ebottom there is a huge ridge the air has to travel up and over then back down into each cylinder... the one i had made up was a bit larger and di not have this ridge and each cylinder had its own trumpet inside of the plnum chamber...

willhouse

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25th Sep 06 at 07:15

to answer the question about fitting these inlets do a search- only attempt it if you are fairly competant with a spanner- have atleast a day to spare to do it. it is not just a case of un bolting and re bolting this one on-

Dean_W

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25th Sep 06 at 08:09

quote:
Originally posted by willhouse
to answer the question about fitting these inlets do a search- only attempt it if you are fairly competant with a spanner- have atleast a day to spare to do it. it is not just a case of un bolting and re bolting this one on-

As will found out

willhouse

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25th Sep 06 at 10:13

too right dean !!!!!

jamo1986

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25th Sep 06 at 17:54

well i changed the head gasket on it a couple of months ago.

csweatherston

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25th Sep 06 at 18:47

allow a day??...... half a day tops......but ideally no more than a couple hours..haha

jamo1986

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25th Sep 06 at 19:54

not for me,it'd prob take me the full day!

vaux-tech

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25th Sep 06 at 20:58

ther a twat!

willhouse

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26th Sep 06 at 07:34

have you fitted yours yet weatherston??

csweatherston

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26th Sep 06 at 17:03

erm..well....not quite......ill be fitting it to my engine which isnt in the car yet lol

its still on a engine stand

willhouse

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28th Sep 06 at 08:01

well if your fitting it on the bench it will be an absolute piece of proverbial

if you are fitting it in the car like nearly everyone else has then report back on how long it takes you!!!!

Rick Draper

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28th Sep 06 at 21:56

Dave could you get another one of those inlets made? If so can you drop me a PM.

Dave A

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29th Sep 06 at 17:07

yes, I will be making some more soon. I will let you all know when I get round to it. Busy setting up the new business at the moment

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