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Sep 11, 2007, 07:55 AM
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Ku Engineering intake manifold?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mitsu...spagenameZWDVW
Stumbled across this on ebay, never heard of it before...anyone have one or know anything about it?
"Ku" has too few characters for EvoM search criteria...
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Sep 11, 2007, 11:22 AM
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did you notice that theyt wanted $129 to ship the darn thing. IDK, you be the test subject and let us know.
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Sep 11, 2007, 11:27 AM
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Looks decent for eBay lol
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Sep 11, 2007, 11:37 AM
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no brand name on the piece itself; decent sign that its ****
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Sep 11, 2007, 12:16 PM
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I swa the same one on ebay and wondered,if anyone had tried one..Any info guys..Help this guy and a few inquiring minds out..Maybe BR will test one..Just a thought..Justin
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Sep 11, 2007, 12:35 PM
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no brand name on the piece itself; decent sign that its ****
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Wow, interesting philosophy..
I guess the strut bar I hand made is junk because it's not name brand....
I have been contemplating picking one up just to play with for a while. His auction for that piece has been showing up since about two months ago. I look at it occasionally mostly because I really like the look of that throttle body he offers with it (at an extra cost). The internal inlets to the runners look like they could use a little more work, but if it doesn't explode under high boost, It's probably better than stock. It would be interesting to see someone pick one up and try it out.
I am probably wrong, but doesn't it look like a Jun knock-off?
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Sep 11, 2007, 12:55 PM
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FYI, you can search the site through google using something like:
ku site:evolutionm.net
It doesn't look like anything good comes up, but you could try some modifiers like -Rick
In any case, something I didn't know was that Kyu is "nine" in japanese. You learn something new every day!
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Looks like they are making their own site:
http://www.ku-engineering.net/default.aspx
I wonder about the quality. Looks like a couple casted pieces welded together.
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Sep 11, 2007, 01:20 PM
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personally, I wouldn't touch that manifold until someone can confirm the fit on our cars.
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Sep 11, 2007, 01:28 PM
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personally, I wouldn't touch that manifold until someone can confirm the fit on our cars.
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+1 on that 
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Sep 11, 2007, 01:41 PM
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I noticed that too..
Especially in the picture that looks inside of the manifold.
I haven't looked at the auction in quite a while, but I remember when it first came out, it was set-up for DSM's and earlier EVO's...
Does he list fitment for 03's and up now?
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Sep 11, 2007, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tkklemann
I noticed that too..
Especially in the picture that looks inside of the manifold.
I haven't looked at the auction in quite a while, but I remember when it first came out, it was set-up for DSM's and earlier EVO's...
Does he list fitment for 03's and up now?
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Looks to me like the top half (plenum) is one casted piece and then the runners are a separate one. The casts don't look that good in the picture, the corners and stuff aren't very sharp. The price isn't THAT bad, so I wonder if it's really worth it.
It says it's for an Evo 4-9, so who knows. He's got 100% positive feedback, 411 transactions. His throttle bodies sure look nice, though.
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Sep 11, 2007, 02:49 PM
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The manifold looks to be an attempt at a JUN copy. The issue I see right off the bat (aside from possible fit and finish imperfections) is with the very short runners. I don't have enough photos to be certain, but it appears the runners are very short - shorter than anything else I've seen, and that isn't something I regard as a good thing.
There just isn't enough information to draw sound conclusions.
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Sep 11, 2007, 03:32 PM
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There just isn't enough information to draw sound conclusions.
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This is true....
One good way to find out though, is to pick one up...
I wonder if he would make a deal, I will prove it out, and if it works, I will pay for it. If it doesn't, I will send it back at my cost. In the mean time, he can keep a deposit..
I still really like the throttle body though...
Maybe someone can send him a note asking if he can make a OEM TB replacement for the EVO's, seeing as though we don't really have any options other than your typical ported 65mm. I did see somewhere else he had a TB that was Mitsu-specific that had a connection for the idle valve thingy... I would pick one up in a heartbeat if he had say a 70mm direct bolt in where all the sensors bolted into it.
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Sep 11, 2007, 07:01 PM
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AMS has a group buy on there VSR manifold. Spend a few $$ more and get whats proven to work.
You pay for it now or you will pay more later.
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