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i kept my powersteering and a/c had to make my own custom downpipe and cut 2" off the obx maniold pretty much nothing just bolted on but i got it done and couldnt be more happy, as you can see i also used my aem v2 air intake as part of the intercooler piping that made things more easy and not to mension already had the bend to the throttle body, i also have my zex nitrous plummed into the intake there is just no damn room on newer civics let me know what you think

 
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Thats innovative imo that u used ur intake piping as part of ur intercooler piping. Did u just spot weld that down pipe? If it is i bet it leaks like a bitch. That angle has got to be restrictive.

 
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uhhhh yeah. Make a new downpipe the right way. That looks horrid.
I see a bundle of ebay parts... have fun with that.

 
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is it just me? or does it look like you have drum brakes on the front? lol!, anyways you gotta drop that ****, i had too google just to make sure they never made a 4X4 civic off road edition

 
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yeah the dp is kind of eh lol. and the manifold does look ebay. at least your boosted . props. join the boost crew. dont shift hard with that manifold. my buddy had the same manifold and it cracked from shifting too hard he thinks.

 
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Better pics of the DP welds? Did you reinforce the mani with a brace to the subframe? What turbo is on there?

 
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no the pics of the downpipe was just spot welded it is completely welded now it doesn't leak at all i have disc brakes in the front civics dont even have drum brakes in front and my next plan is to lower the car and the turbo is right under the manifold there just isnt any room in new civics to do anything the intercooler piping just clears the a/c compressor

 
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You're going to want to take a 1" piece of flat steel and make a brace for that manifold or you'll end up with this (mani look familiar?):

 
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thats an obx manifold?? wow who welded it lol j/k how much boost r u guys running? im running 5-6 psi max and all seems fine

 
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That didnt even break at the weld it just looks like it stress fractured or something.

 
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7.2psi

 
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turbo before suspension?

 
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of course turbo before suspension why not and yes my manifold does have a support you cant see much in the pictures sorry about that 7.2 psi on a stock engine damn

 
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a good number of boosted members run 8psi on stock....

and one even runs 21psi...

good luck though!

but for some reason your car reminds me of a transformer. i think its cuz its lacking a [lowered] suspension.

 
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It looks like it broke right above the weld where the cheap stainless was weakened by the heat produced from welding it. It's a pic I stole from d-series, but they break all the time at that point.

 
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what kind of engine management are you running? have you tuned it, or are you just beating on it without a tune?

 
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more info on the car would be nice, like a list of parts and such.

loose the window banner ricer. other than that it is pretty clean

 
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lol that is a very old picture of the car all stickers are off and rims are back to stock for engine management i am runnning a piggyback vafc2 because i cant afford to buy a laptop and emanage so i have to work with what i got, some things i have done to my car is turbonetics turbo obx manifold apexi n1 exhaust zex wet nitrous kit walbro 255 fuel pump acura rsx type s injectors weapon r vacuum manifold custom downpipe, and i had the computer sent to jet performance r34 body kit z3 fenders thats all that i can think of right now

 
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i am currently in the process of trying to tune it any suggestions on a base map for vafc2

 
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Ok not to bash but as others have stated. That manifold absolutely will fail. The material they make them out of it too thin. After heat cycling 20 or so times the material becomes very brittle and stess cracks start to form. The longest I've ever seen one last is about 3-4 months and it was virtually a pile of patches and braces before it was changed out. If you are using a vafc, there is no way to tune "boost relative" You are going to have a big lean spot at wot under boost. Guess what that means, higher EGTs, and more heat into that manifold worsening your problems. I'd seriously save for a new manifold and a better way to tune. Its much easier than buying new motors and manifolds every month, hehe.

 
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seriously need to reconfigure the tuning, vafc is no where near sufficient. you cant pull enough fuel at idle or part throttle w/ rsx injectors when not under boost.
I cant imagine how that thing runs right now. I know your on a budget, but taking shortcuts usually cost more in the end

 
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kinda sounds like bs to me.. even with pictures. if its not then its just plain stupid.

 
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actually it runs amazing and i dont need people being negative im just asking for suggestions whats funny is the reason i got the rsx type s injectors and vafc2 is because i did research on this forum and it seemed like vafc2 would be the only decent way to tune a 7th gen civic emanage ive seen more people trying to tune in their car and actually mess up the tuning worse than it was before, with my vafc2 i can tune it where it doesnt lean out under boost and what do u consider a good manifold if everyone has problems with them so i am open to suggestions just not people being negative towards me and the work i put into my car

 
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^^^yea i understand where your coming from. You come for help and get a bunch of negative repetetive unwanted commentary but hey its a forum...im not a boost guy so i cant help...

 
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how much downforce are you getting from the STi wing?

 
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how do you know you dont have a lean spot under boost? you have a wideband?

 
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They're not trying to be negative they are telling you the truth......if you want to run vafc go ahead.....but when you blow you're motor we told ya so..

People here have 3-5+ years of turbo smarts with the 01-05 civic.........They know what they're talking about.......

The only true way to tune our cars is AEM or Hondata.....everything else is just a bandaid.....you can't even call vafc a bandaid though. It's a "HACK".....ever heard the term vafc hack?

At least get e-manage! I have it & my car runs decent...it took me along time to iron alot of it out.

People are just trying to save you headaches!

But if one component of a turbo system isn't up to bar the entire setup will suffer or fail! One imperfection will shine like the sun under boost!!!!

 
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^^he speaks truth man

 
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Ok can someone give me some pros and cons of emanage verses vafc2.

 
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There is a whole post about this stuff already dude. You can use the boost pressure sensor, injector and ignition harness with the emanage along with a wideband and an obd2 scanner to tune the emanage. You also have a couple other options such as the AEM FIC. Its almost as easy to go kpro and be done with it though. If you dont have a wideband installed and are monitoring it regularly you have no idea how its running. Just because is feels ok doesnt mean its not running lean, rich, or otherwise. These newer computers are a bitch to piggyback and you can figure on your computer recalibrating itself to whatever it sees fit over time, it will lean itself out I promise.