Best place to go for inlet manifold matching 172

[Waitey]

I know ben r and hillpower do it.

Who are the cheapest and have the fastest turn aound time.

Steve

 

[caymanr26]

they are on exchange basis - they will have one ready - you just need to give them yours in return.

 

[David_Snaresbrook]

they are on exchange basis - they will have one ready - you just need to give them yours in return.

How does that work then? Surely they would need to have yours off the car first, so they can see what work needs to be done to match it?

 

[CrazyK]

Lol, I can imagine they exchange heads and Inlets together but as said above they surely cnt do just inlets what will they be matched to, Unless they are just selling inlets which have been opened up rather than matched??

 

[Daniel]

Ben @ angel works quoted me £150, and if i dropped it off in the morning, he would have it ready for 4pm.

 

[caymanr26]

matched to the Gasket that is between it and the head. The Gasket is apparently a very good guide - from what I have read

 

[MATT BLACK]

Anything like that take it to Ben or Andy at GDI ( as you have already ) there work is carried out to an exceptionally high standard - even though they are all gay

 

[Nick Hill]

On the 172/182 engine range the inlet ports are CNC machined by Renault, so the ports and their sizes because of this are consistant between heads and we have seenvery little differencebetween ones we have measured. This makes matching the ports more accurate.
Our club price for the manifold exchange with new gaskets is £141.75 Fitted price for club members is £184.77

 

[Waitey]

Cheers nick will think about it!

 

[Neil G]

On the 172/182 engine range the inlet ports are CNC machined by Renault, so the ports and their sizes because of this are consistant between heads and we have seenvery little differencebetween ones we have measured. This makes matching the ports more accurate.
Our club price for the manifold exchange with new gaskets is £141.75 Fitted price for club members is £184.77

That sounds like a good deal to me for the power gains.

Fitting a sports cat next week so may have to get this done next.

Does the car have to be mapped on a RR after fitting the inlet or can the car be run with the ecu in OE form?

 

[clio-lane]

I'm sure Yozza or Fred could arrange it for you at their F1 place.

OR

K-Tec do it for about £130 + VAT

 

[Andy GDI]

Nick Hill or Ben I think do more of these than anyone that I am aware of...

 

[EVOgone]

Nick Hill or Ben I think do more of these than anyone that I am aware of...

Do Nick and Ben do exacly the same mod..? Blend depth etc

Is there any difference ?

 

[Andy GDI]

no idea what Nick does, never seen it. I am sure its good though

I am sure ben will answer soon

 

[BenR]

I'm not 100% sure what nick does so i cannot comment.

But i rework all mating faces and the entire length of the runners, bar the opening into the plenham which is unreachable and insignificant unless pushing big bhp.

Its a total reshaping, resizing exercise.

 

[Waitey]

How much is it for your work ben inc fitting?

 

[BenR]

£150 for the modified manifolds, £40 fitting......BUT, i am so busy at the moment i just cant take on anymore fitting jobs for a while.

 

[EVOgone]

I'm not 100% sure what nick does so i cannot comment.

But i rework all mating faces and the entire length of the runners, bar the opening into the plenham which is unreachable and insignificant unless pushing big bhp.

Its a total reshaping, resizing exercise.

NIK CAN YOU COMMENT...? Is yours the same..! Pics..

 

[Waitey]

Ok i understand ben. Hope you had a good holiday mate!

 

[BenR]

had an awesome one......almost didnt come back

 

[Gary G]

Dude, I still think you should be charging more!!! Alot of work goes into these badboys, i wouldnt wanna do it lol. Get back to your block grinder monkey! lol

 

[BenR]

On the advice of financial planner gary, prices have now gone up.

How much am i charging now gary?

And yes, i think they are too cheap aswell, it gets very boring and painfull doing them solid.

 

[Gary G]

haha, Angelworks Stage1 Inlet manifold modifications now retail at £199.99 lol. Seriously though imo they are fantastic value and not only in terms of bhp>£ but also the amount of work that is involved!

 

[Matbrown]

NIK CAN YOU COMMENT...? Is yours the same..! Pics..

He doesn't come on here very often.



Mat.

 

[Matbrown]

Waitey,

In answer to the original question, i would just go to the nearest one as there isn't much difference in it.



Mat.

 

[Andy GDI]

for those that were asking... this is a pic of bens inlet work... its also been refinded a bit since this pic which was about a yr ago...

its on Ross's car, 1st set of inlet mods..

 

[EVOgone]

for those that were asking... this is a pic of bens inlet work... its also been refinded a bit since this pic which was about a yr ago...

its on Ross's car, 1st set of inlet mods..

Just to be a pain in the ass, would be interesting to post a before pic aswell. So to compare.........

 

[Andy GDI]

i will have a look.... pain in the ass.... certainly.

 

[Andy GDI]

bugger, cant find any.... ben might have some...

 

[AliasOmega]

Whats are the benefits of this on a 182, also the ECU remap question was not answered from the earlier posting. Does the inlet and exhaust sensor just take care of things.

I would assume anything like this voids off any warranty on the item.? Or is it not noticeable.

 

[Andy GDI]

you cant see it from outside...

its FAR better if you get the fueling adjusted.. no the ECU does not take care of it...

you need to adjust the fueling to take it from 14.7 arf to 12.9 afr to get the best from this mod...

 

[cK]

Get it done @ GDI, it's worth it. Andy will throw in a stinking pussy.

 

[Andy GDI]

Get it done @ GDI, it's worth it. Andy will throw in a stinking pussy.

hey!!!! now thats just nasty! just cus they smell after a turd....

 

[BenR]

There are the only pics i have really.

Only pic i have of a std manifold face, hard to see but you can just make out the problem with std manifolds.

The rest is the geneal modification stages and the finish achieved. It is of the heavy manifold rework, but just so you can get an idea of things.

 

[ben_p]

that looks mint, how can u alter the fuling, can the stock ecu just be adjusted or they a set map?, i could have this mod, but dont think the insurnace would like a big far smt6 or omex lol?

 

[ben_p]

whats the price for the cut and weld mani? (when u have time of course)

 

[Andy GDI]

whats the price for the cut and weld mani? (when u have time of course)

Best check with Ben, its not cheap..... but has made a usefull difference

 

[Saner]

I know best results will been seen with a piggy back, but does restting the standard ECU help in any way at all? even if its minute?

 

[ben_p]

that looks mint, how can u alter the fuling, can the stock ecu just be adjusted or they a set map?, i could have this mod, but dont think the insurnace would like a big far smt6 or omex lol?

cheers andy, any ideas on this bad boy?

 

[cK]

I had the smt6, Andy told me to tell the insurance company it's a 'Fuel Regulator'...:rasp: