Looking for aftermarket F430 manifolds

[SlartiF430]

Maybe a long shot but before I make the call to capristo I thought I'd try here first. Anybody got a set they want to sell on?

[Russell996]

Scuderia systems had a used set for sale a while back, probably gone now but worth a call.

[mmgt]

Try Shiltech they will fit after market S/S manifolds for 2k. Also there are some on ebay at the moment.

[Cerberaherts]

Agency power manifolds are around £1500, and are very good. Should be around £250 to fit.

[voicey]

Cerberaherts said:

Agency power manifolds are around £1500, and are very good. Should be around £250 to fit.

I can recommend the AP manifolds. Buy them from Vivid Racing in the US - they own the AP brand.

[Feirny]

Cerberaherts said:

Agency power manifolds are around £1500, and are very good. Should be around £250 to fit.

Not very good when the bolts don't up true and you have to redrill them a little bit.

[mick996r]

Well I hope they fit as I just purchased a set from Vivid Racing in the States after they were recommended on here. The price including Fedex delivery to the UK and insurance was $2400, plus the nice people at FedEx charged me another £200 for fees, duty and Vodka & Tonic. They do look nice though, I will get them ceramic insulated next month when my credit card heals up a bit. I have just purchased the Capristo rear brackets and manifold gaskets from Vivid, but I do not think there is much if any saving in purchasing these from the States.

[Cerberaherts]

Feirny said:

Not very good when the bolts don't up true and you have to redrill them a little bit.

You do on most of them. Try fitting a set of capristo's to a 355.

[SlartiF430]

Thanks folks. Not being particularly wise about these things, what makes a set of manifolds good? I only really know of the capristo brand and never heard of these american ones before.

[ewolg]

Any views on these - http://www.topgear.co.uk/search/exhausts/topgear-t...

[Russell996]

ewolg said:

Any views on these - http://www.topgear.co.uk/search/exhausts/topgear-t...

They haven't bothered/tried to match tube lengths.

[Cerberaherts]

Agreed. Unequal tube lengths.

[GG33]

Fabspeed are pretty good, and I can vouch for the fast delivery.

[Russell996]

Voicey's site is worth a read.

http://aldousvoice.com/2014/03/25/ferrari-f430-exh...

[voicey]

GG33 said:

Fabspeed are pretty good, and I can vouch for the fast delivery.

The Fabspeed and AP manifolds are the same for the F430 (apart from the price).

[Nano2nd]

mmgt said:

Try Shiltech they will fit after market S/S manifolds for 2k. Also there are some on ebay at the moment.

Do you know which ones shiltech use?

[mmgt]

Nano2nd said:

Do you know which ones shiltech use?

Not sure but they are the ones they use on their race car so race proven. Give them a call Kyle is very helpful.

[chillo]

Another vote for AP manifolds!

Just don't get them ceramic coated in the US, get it done in the UK at somewhere like Zircotec.

[petrolpat]

ewolg said:

Any views on these - http://www.topgear.co.uk/search/exhausts/topgear-t...

Yes had them fitted to my 430 for 18 months no problem so far

[SlartiF430]

mmgt said:

Not sure but they are the ones they use on their race car so race proven. Give them a call Kyle is very helpful.

Is that a good thing? Dont bits like track rod ends and ball joints die early on 430s because they're designed for racing and not daily use?