Exhaust manifolds

[Niles]

ok, standard ex manifold on 850 T5 = not so good.
ME7 ex man? better flow?
S60R manifold = much better?

[volvolised]

Couple the Me7 or S60R manifold with a 3" downpipe and they are both much much better....on the same map(with rods done) before mani and downpipe i was hitting 1.3 bar...after mani and downpipe needle would go to 2 bar and got stuck..only extra bit was tims throttle body...... ungagging the 19T or any other turbo makes a huge difference....i have the s60r manifold very slightly ported but i dont think there's a massive difference to that and a ported me7 which you will save money on...

[Alan M]

I'm going for an ME7 manifold too when I change my engine, maybe a S60r one should I find one cheap enough.

[Niles]

so is an me7 manifold a straight fit? and are they fitted to any V70 or others with the me7? what cars do the come from?

[siamblue]

Get the Me7 one for £60 odd secondhand then get Tim to port it for £50 it will be just as good as the S60R, at half the price,

Gary

[Niles]

Thanks gary, but what cars are the ME7?

[Alan M]

70series T5 models after 98-99 aren't they?

[irf]

Couple the Me7 or S60R manifold with a 3" downpipe and they are both much much better....on the same map(with rods done) before mani and downpipe i was hitting 1.3 bar...after mani and downpipe needle would go to 2 bar and got stuck..only extra bit was tims throttle body but i think ungagging the 19T made the difference....was on the s60r manifold but realy dont think there's a Huge difference..

probably is the manifold cos when i had the throttle body changed(the only change at the time) i didn't notice an increase in boost. picked up much better in the 2-3k region though.

i have an ME7 manifold (also ported)as well but it would be stupid to comment on difference as i had the turbo changed at the same time.

someone i know did do the ME7 manifold as the only change though and he noticed the car going for the redline more eagerly. don't think he ported his though, can't remember.

[russell2419]

Niles,
Have a read of the IPD USA site about V70R/S60R manifold. Might be helpful to you and it does give a brand new price.

[Niles]

wud the manifold from a 'W' reg V70 T5 be an ME7?

[siamblue]

wud the manifold from a 'W' reg V70 T5 be an ME7?

Yes it would Niles, as it will also have a 16t, classic and phase 2,

Gary

[Niles]

ok, I got the 16T (straight flange turbo) on its way to me. Just got to liberate the manifold now. lol. Then bolty bolt.....see if it was worth the hassle & money.
Will we see any improvement in flow & boost holding? We'll see...... to be continued.

[siamblue]

If Tim does his work on it yes you will see a difference, standard not much i would say,

Gary