Intake Manifold and Header Fabrication


I dropped by ERL Motorwerx today to check out the stainless steel intake manifold and header fabrication. It's still not finished, since the shop manager, Andrew, is very meticulous when it comes to the fabrication work. The Mikuni-Solex carbs already have the mounting plate installed, but has no piping yet. The flanges are also being fabricated at the moment.

I had to replace the cast iron headers, since it's intruding on the intake manifold installation. The good thing is that their also using stainless steel for the headers, which will definitely improve performance and reliability. Sad thing is...it'll cost P8,000 more! For a total of P20,000! Yeepy! I hope that already includes the linkages. But I guess their workmanship is really good...as high performance cars (Evo's, Silvia's, BMW's, a Supra, etc.), are having turbos and other high-performance intake and exhaust systems installed at the shop.

Intake Manifold Mounting Plate

I'll also be buying thermo wraps for the header and intake to keep the temperatures low inside the hood and for better exhaust flow, which also means more horsepower! I really do hope everything turns out well and worth the wait (and the price...of course)!