Polished & SSIM'd 3.5 Manifold
 

Check the pics and dyno's below, they speak for themselves.

I have two versions available, the only difference being the exterior finish.

Your stock upper plenum, side cover/vias actuator, and elbow (polished versions only) are needed in return. There is more details about this part below. PM me if you need head porting or port-matched LIM's.


Price:

$325 Full polished version. The full package includes an SSIM modded intake with the outside of the upper plenum and elbow polished to look super sexy, along with a polished & ground down vias block-off plate made from the stock cover.
$100 unpolished The basic version includes all of the same inside mods (Shelf removed, smoothed over, cylinders 5/6/2 unshrouded) and also comes with a block off plate as well, it has more of a stock appearance to it, there is pics a post or two down

Core and shipping details:

If you send me yours to have this done-- It is the price listed above, and shipping back to you is included free of charge. Upon receiving it, depending on time of day it wil be on it's way back same day or next day.

If you go the core exchange route-- It is the cost listed above, plus shipping, plus return shipping, plus a $125 core charge that will be refunded upon receiving your manifold. Basically, you have to pay shipping when you buy it, give me a core deposit so I know I will get yours back, and than pay to ship yours back before you get that 'core' deposit back.

If you want just the SSIM: It is $100 (Same core & shipping situation as above)

Details:

I REALLY need yours back, otherwise you will be screwing the next person in-line.

As many of you know, the SSIM will make your car scream on the top-end.

Shipping is via fed-ex ground, other options are available for expedited shipping, though fed-ex ground is not only the cheapest out of the bunch it has proven to also be VERY reliable.

3/5/08 status:

For non-cores (aka sending me yours first) and local members, I'm ready to go and could ship it back out within 24hr's of receiving yours.

For the people currently on my waiting list for core exchange: I will have some ready to go for you within approximatly 1.5 weeks, I will be in touch shortly. Thanks for being patient.

PICS ARE WITHOUT ELBOW DONE! SCROLL WAY DOWN FOR COMPLETED PICS OF THE $325 VERSION.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...M/DSCF0953.jpg

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As you can see, I do this probably better than anyone else, I also spend considerable time smoothing after cutting, as well as 'unshrouding' the runners for cylinders # 5, 6, 2

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...M/DSCF0980.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...M/DSCF0976.jpg

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A couple of these bad boys installed:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...ods/SSIM/a.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...ods/SSIM/b.jpg

In no way am I associated with NWP Engineering. However, if you would also like to install one of their covers (instead of using the polished one provided) Please CLICK HERE to pm Aaron92se OR visit his website NWPEngineering.com Aaron is a great guy to deal with and his products are top-notch.

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ok so basically you are charging 450 to do what exactly? sorry but i dont see an explination of what you are doing... also i guess i would pay u 450 and you would send me one finished and once i swap mine i would have to send you my stock one correct..

ok sorry i got it now but i would def like to get the elbow also polished as well and finish this off with one of aarons soon to be released ssim block plate.. i am going too look around for parts but i am def interested in geting this done..

I would like one as well w/ polished elbow as I also plan on getting Aaron's chrome plate. p/M sent.

FTW - This is a sweet deal!!! Let me know when it becomes available. Beats getting a Kinetix one for $900

A $100 Version.............

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...M/DSCF0982.jpg

im in boston, but was wondering if dynos are up. :)

as far as the screaming part.. is it a nice scream? does anyone have a sound clip?

I meant scream as in power, though there is a slight change in sound also, especially at higher rpms.

I'll gladly do a free install in the parking lot of New-England dyno :)

Interested Kevin, but maybe in a while... funds are kinda tight after what I'll be bringing you for maintenance. Will you be doing this for a while?

Hey this is SLOW2K2MAX from nycmaximas.org. I sent you a pm.

Of course :) And yours I could do at anytime, aka I probably wouldn't swap one on, I would just spend the 6hr's or so doing it to yours.

PM received, I'll talk to you later tonight, I might be getting ahold of an elbow today also, so I will probably be editing this thread and doing it for the $325 w/elbow for everybody.

I'm also getting Aaron's plate. Would you knock $20 off mine as well?

so its not polished inside?

It's made by Nissan :) Not exactly many casting flaws to remove, and polishing things on the intake side isn't beneficial anyways Re: Golfball dimple theory, aka laminar airflow boundary layer

so the answer is no, its not polished inside?

This looks nice and shiny, and very enticing....

You're coming to the meet right? I'm charging you double for everything from now on if you're not at the meet........... :hide:

Can't make this one, Kev

Have family coming in on that day and I have to pick them up at Logan at that time. Sucks:rotz:...next time.

I've seen the one posted in the OP in person and it looks great. GL with the sales Kevin. And for all of you getting this done, youre have the right guy do it.

Just wanted to bump this thread for Kevin. Great guy to deal with and the work is top notch!

Nice work man.Def will look into doing this when income tax check gets in.

PMed ya .. waiting for a reply

325 for a semi polished manifold?

Alright I am not following this I think. 325 gets you a polished outside upper IM and polished elbow. Also, you cut the shelf out of the upper IM? Is there any port and polish work included. If not, can you do it for a set price? Dyno gains? I am interested.

Including cutting out the shelf, it works out to be around $20/hr, my normal shop labor rate is MUCH higher than that. So yes, and what do you mean "Semi polished"? As in the inside isn't polished? Because you should read up on laminar airflow. Google "Boundary layer laminar airflow" and read up on it, basically a smooth polished finish on the intake side of things is no good, rougher is better, only polishing beneficial during port work is to the cumbustion chamber & exhaust ports to reduce carbon build-up. Trust me, I used to port 2-strokes, my screen name has nothing to do with 350Z's.

There isn't much in the way of casting flaws, nothing beneficial to be had except maybe portmatching to the lower but those are fairly spot on as well and gains would still be minimal.

Dyno added, average gains would be 10-12, and please note the tourqe loss.

when I said semi polish I was talking about the outside of the manifold

I was gonna ask you how much to match a ported LIM. It sounds like you jut answered that question. Kev, I'm gonna try to send mine out this week. My son has been sick and I've had to take him to the doctor this week. I should wait until he's felling better. We'll see. You know how those infants are. They get sick easily sometimes. Is there any retrofitting to phenolic spacers after I get it back from you?

I have a manifold off of a 6th gen that i started to polish myself, how much would it cost me to have you finish it? Here is a pic.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...x/IMG_0718.jpg

Dyno added.

I need this ASAP!! PM sent to you KRRZ.

Added some install pics

Pics look great! I cannot wait until mine get here to install them.

What would you charge for an unpolished version? Really only interested in the actual SSIM mod when I do the intake spacers and change plugs.

Ditto

OT: I had an Rz350 that thing screamed had pipes, jetted, tdr reeds,
bored .20 over TZ farings fitted on to it man i miss it know where i can pick up a RZ500?

PM's sent in regards to just the SSIM without polishing, I'll have some updated pictures of what the insides are looking like now also. Basically, $100 w/free shipping if yours is sent to me, or $100 + actual shipping charges + $125 core (will be refunded upon receiving yours back)

Also, if anyone is interested for an additional $75 the SSIM will also include a lower intake manifold, and they will be port matched togethor.

Hahaha, that's awesome! Mine's been sitting in poor shape for about a year or two now, but I've been slowly aquiring parts for it, it's going to be an absolute beast whem it's done, mainly from the 34mm flatslide powerjet's, toomey pipes, and a mild clean-up on the jugs. I'll be running cast pistons, FTW. Man I love two-strokes though, those are my thing, I've done alot of port work on them, actually designed but never built my own expansion chamber for a 50cc one time, that got complex let me tell you. Butyeah man it's funny you recognized the name, over on my350z I laugh because everybody probably thinks it has to do with 350z's. Anyways, we should take this to PM's, I could talk all day about RZ500's, I want one!

Here's mine done tonight.
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Sweet Collin! Thanks for the install pics, I added them to the top, good to hear everything worked out ok ;)