exaust manifold brands

[VegasAnthony]

found this oneon ebay
any good??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7976376333&category=33632

[Gerr]

I had one of theese from this same seller and it
1:cracked near the head flange on the 3 and 4 ports after 2 months
2:didnt line up propperly with the rest of the exhaust
3:took 3 weeks to get him to even aknowledge I paid him

I went to the junk yard and got a stock one for 23.00 now and am much happier

[yoyoguy2]

i bought one on ebay, didn't look exactly like that one, for $99 and it's still fine a year later, bolted up correctly.

[steveC]

I've had one of these for about 6 months, it's OK so far. The clamp bolts that come with it are too short, but that's the only problem I've had to date. If I have trouble with it in the future, I'm just going to go get a Banks...

When you get it, you'll find there's a big fat "CHINA" stamped on two places on the flange, this picture doesn't show it. I'm starting to try to avoid outsourced stuff like this when I can, figuring that if everyone defaults to the cheapest parts all the time, we won't have decent ones available in the near future when we need them. But a quality new U.S. made manifold is likely to run you $300 or more.

-sc