OBX sucks, here is my experience (56k get cable and view this)

jeterkm02 · 08-10-2004

not really sure where this post belongs, sorry, but i figured id get a fair amount of attention here, and this is where I normally post.

So here goes, I purchased this OBX manifold two months ago, and ever since then, it has needed more weld jobs than I have had to fill up my gas tank. It has just gotten to the point where im done with it and I cannot stand it anymore.

heres the view from the top, the red outlines show all the cracks that had to get rewelded.

and from the bottom, its no differant story.

where all the pipes meet? no differance.

since i couldnt weld underneath bolts, i even had to weld inside the pipes.

continuing on...

my car sounds like a lawn mower because of this crack.

and of course, the crack wraps around to the top.

im no fortune teller, but this small thin lined flaw looks like its a crack to be, a future of welds awaits this manifold.

this is why i want no more part of this manifold, look closely, the pipe is cracking.

so in conclusion, this manifold is absolutely terrible. it has been nothing but a nightmare since the first crack. the welds looks absolutely amazing, but of course, looks can be decieving. I hate it, thanks for reading. post this post anywhere you find someone looking into buying an OBX manifold. Let someone benefit from my mistake.

kris

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tiredwolf · 08-10-2004

*Screams and heads for the hills*

armieo · 08-10-2004

That thing is welded so much that it looks like an antique statue/figurine.

abmerop18 · 08-10-2004

damn that POS is worse than the SF manifolds

aznsensation18 · 08-10-2004

wow...its just one big lump of metal ahhaha...that is crazy man....good luck n the future

SODJAZERO · 08-10-2004

Sorry you had to go through that, get a maxrev mani!

aznboysrfr · 08-10-2004

wow shit that looks so bad!

iamboo · 08-10-2004

holy crap... i knew obx had some fitment issues but i didn't expect huge cracks too... damn....

meseetree · 08-10-2004

that thing looks horable doesn't surprise me when you said it was an OBX

02fpcivic · 08-10-2004

They welded that with the wrong kind of wire. Thats what happens. They prolly used 316 stainless TIG wire instead of 308 or 309, it will crack every single time.also if the parts weren't assembled with a small air gap in between they will push together at the seems when the heat expands them. Over time it weakens the welds. Not enough experience on their part for having the parts produced right.

PistolPete · 08-10-2004

that sucks man.
i had heard some bad things about their mani's, but i had never seen anything like that.

C2i0v0i1C · 08-10-2004

good lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

beastiek2 · 08-10-2004

You posted those pics over in AF as well, pretty suck. I told my experience over on that web site thread. OBX

tfnaaf · 08-10-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by abmerop18

damn that POS is worse than the SF manifolds

Is that possible?

jwcardy · 08-10-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02fpcivic

They welded that with the wrong kind of wire. Thats what happens. They prolly used 316 stainless TIG wire instead of 308 or 309, it will crack every single time.also if the parts weren't assembled with a small air gap in between they will push together at the seems when the heat expands them. Over time it weakens the welds. Not enough experience on their part for having the parts produced right.

exactly...not putting down your welder, but if he/she would have welded it correctly the first time, you wouldnt have constent probs with that mani....i now that the obx manifold does suck, sorry you had to go through that