Ramey Built - Custom Honda Fit Turbo kit Build Thread
11-16-2012, 09:55 AM
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11-16-2012, 11:11 AM
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11-17-2012, 01:44 AM
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In to see the outcome of this project. 
11-17-2012, 02:20 AM
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Liking the workmanship on it so far
11-17-2012, 03:34 AM
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I do have one question about what I've seen so far, what are you doing intake manifold wise, I mean half plastic and extremely long runners. It just seems very breakable and restricting in my opinion.
11-17-2012, 07:38 AM
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I can't speak for them, but I ran 15psi through a plastic intake manifold on my old VR6 turbo without any problems.
11-17-2012, 10:38 AM
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Customer is not going for crazy power just 9 pounds of boost should make around 200. I was a little worried about that myself but i did a little research, the stock manifold is fine on that boost level.
11-17-2012, 04:23 PM
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Cool, my 2012 Civic Si has a plastic intake manifold on it, I just doubt the durability and strength of a plastic manifold in a boosted application. Hopefully they will make a RBC intake manifold adapter plate or something better for mine, I don't like plastic on a motor at all.
11-19-2012, 05:24 AM
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FWIW LSXs have had plastic composite intake manifolds since the LS1 came out in '97. Nobody bother's swapping to a metal one. Even the higher performance FAST LSX manifolds are plastic.
11-19-2012, 05:31 AM
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^ That. Never had a problem with my LS6 intake.