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Old 05-18-2021, 07:13 PM
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Default Reproduction ram air manifolds quality?

How good is the quality on reproduction ram air exhaust manifolds?
I’m not looking for show car correctness.
I’m interested in quality of sealing surfaces, and fitment.
I think power wise, they would be just as good as headers on my 350.
But as with all aftermarket parts, quality may be an issue.
Anyone have and good experience with these?
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Old 05-18-2021, 07:27 PM
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FWIW...after a bit of research and comparison, I went with the Ram Air Restorations oversized version. I looked at too many threads about headers vs. RA varieties vs. stock logs vs. shorties and felt the RAREs were the best compromise between quality & performance. They are a bit expensive though.

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Old 05-18-2021, 08:00 PM
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Default Reproduction Ram Air Manifolds, quality?

I've had Ram Air Restoration Oversize (2 1/2") "D" port manifolds on my car 11 years (45,000 miles) and have not had one problem. Have had the down pipes (Pypes 2 1/2") off and on at least half a dozen times and never had a exhaust leak problem. I had the manifolds a year and sent them back for ceramic coating and that has held up excellent, also. Used the composition gaskets that came/were sold with them and have had manifolds off couple times and reused gaskets without and leak problem, too.

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Thank you for the feedback.
That’s exactly what I need to know.

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Another vote for RARE 2.5", been on my car with 2 different motors since 07. Get a good set of gaskets

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I've only ever heard great things about RARE exhaust manifolds. The tricky part is actually obtaining them. I ordered a pair a month ago for my GTO and despite their website saying everything was in stock, I later received a follow-up email stating that they were out of LH castings but were expecting more from the foundry sometime in late May. Others have experienced very long delays as well.

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Put me down as a fan of the RARE 2.5 manifolds on my 462. Simple and trouble free for the last 8 years.

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Second ZeGermanHam's comments. I ordered my '67 Roundports in June 2019 and I need them now as my chassis and engine are complete. I have talked to Paul probably once every 2 months since 2019 and have understood all the issues including COVID impacts. Just sent an email yesterday to him to see where they are as I need to decide what to do. Doug's headers are my other option. Engine in my car is a 462 with E-heads. Hope this helps and I have my fingers crossed all the foundry issues are squared away and I get my set in June.

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I've had two sets - Excellent quality - worth the wait hands down. I've also used their exhaust pipes on both cars too - excellent again. If I were to do a 3rd car, i'd use their products again.

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FWIW, I just got off the phone with (presumably) Paul at RARE to get an update. He received word from the foundry last Friday that they are pushing back their previous "late May" delivery date of the manifolds by another 4-6 weeks at least. And by the sound of it, I would not be surprised if it gets pushed back again in another 6 weeks. Very frustrating for us, and for RARE.

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Yeah I called yesterday and they said they are out of left side manifolds and looking at August before they get shipment.

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Are there any other options to the rare manifolds short of going to Dougs headers?

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Looks like I will pull the trigger on some Dougs. Was really hoping for these RA manifolds to be available.

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FWIW...there are other options/manufacturers for reproduction RA manifolds, although RARE tend to get the best reviews.

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Vertigo I'm looking for roundports for my '67 GTO. I have not found others. Do you know of any?
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I talked to RARE yesterday the said they would get shipment in mid august then a week or so to do all the machining so most orders would not ship until Sept he said there were 60 plus on order. I was 30 or so in the line so i order a set from Ames yesterday just to get them in time for my build

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Vertigo I'm looking for roundports for my '67 GTO. I have not found others. Do you know of any?
Thanks,
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My bad...thought we were talking about D ports. I am assuming that the vendors I've seen are all sourcing from RARE.

https://pontiactripower.com/products...ges-will-apply

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I just bought a set off epay about a month and a half ago. I paid $450 shipped to my door. They were the only ones I could find. Round port.

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Where is RARE located. I thought they were in the midwest Ohio, Illinois? I looked at their website and it has Arizona. I thought I might be able to pick something up at Norwalk.

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Not sure. Website says their "facilities" are located in Arizona, but the phone number for their tech line has an Illinois area code.

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