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Old Nov 19, 2012 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobra4B
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.
Interesting, maybe I just hate plastic
Old Nov 19, 2012 | 06:09 AM
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Why? Plastic = lighter and won't heat soak like metal.
Old Nov 19, 2012 | 06:09 AM
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Default Re: Ramey Built - Custom Honda Fit Turbo kit Build Thread

Brian beat me to it, but yeah, the plastic intake manifolds are fine.

Keep up the good work Ramey, I've always wanted to get a Fit, I just never really went through with it.
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Originally Posted by Cobra4B
Why? Plastic = lighter and won't heat soak like metal.
I'm going to shut up now lol, I need to research the plastic composites that intake manifolds are being made out of nowadays.
Old Nov 19, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Yep4doors
I'm going to shut up now lol, I need to research the plastic composites that intake manifolds are being made out of nowadays.

The only issue ive personally ever seen with plastic manifolds was on a S/C'd G35. Guy warped the flange causing a bad vacuum leak. But that was also at 20+lbs of boost, and the motor grenaded
Old Nov 19, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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G35's have metal plenums.

Old Nov 19, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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Brian they come from the factory with a metal one but a few company's make plastic ones that alot of guys get. We just thew the stock metal one back on and he didnt have anymore problems
Old Nov 19, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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Interested in doing my GE8 now? Haha.
Old Nov 20, 2012 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Gengar
Interested in doing my GE8 now? Haha.
send me an email shawn@rameybuilt.com
Old Nov 27, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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UpDate!

So we decided to go with a smaller turbo

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