626 manifold

[special--k]

its not, an o-ring is an o-ring...just gotta go down to autozone and pick up a generic o-ring set and use the best (tightest) fitting o-ring wherever there was an o-ring on there before....it is definately a good idea to replace them

youll need:
manifold
egr tube from a 626 (highly recommend this cause its got the proper compression fittings on each side, but you can also use home depot corrugated gas line like 808mp5 said...I used it for a while myself)
throttle body gasket
manifold gasket
and I highly recommend replacing the egr gasket, as well as cleaning out the egr when you swap....just a good thing to do so you dont have idling issues later on (which happens a lot on the protege)

good luck (thumb)

for the Manifold Gasket and ERG gasket, can i get this at Autozone? if so, do i get the 626 one or the Protege one?

 

[neox.286]

yes you can get this at autozone

get the protege manifold gasket and the 626 egr gasket...while I'm 99% sure that they are the same, its better to just get what its for than risk it

 

[kachur779]

cant belive this tread is still going cooooooool

 

[808MP5]

626IM for the win... its good stuff

 

[special--k]

VCTS, no-VCTS

what does this mean?

 

[neox.286]

it means the butterfly valves in the manifold are removed

vtcs = one of the two sets of butterfly valves
vica = the other one

 

[special--k]

when would you want the Butterfly valves in there?

so you are saying, there are 2 sets of valves. The VTCS and the VICA. They make up the total VCTS?

what changes with them present vs. removed.

On a stock 626 i assume they are present, and one would have to remove them?

 

[neox.286]

no, you don't want them lol...they are restricting the airflow

you may need to remove them but youll have to look at the manifold when you get it

on the 626 there are only one set of butterfly valves, up at the intake ports....the stock msp manifold uses both sets and splits into dual runners rather than single runners

single runner + no butterflies is what you want

 

[neox.286]

er and whoops, typo: its vtcs and vics not vica lol

they do not 'add' up to make the system...they are two components of the manifold that are designed for different tasks

 

[808MP5]

*edit ^Ninj'd ME

you want to get the ones without the flaps...

butterfly = more restriction

you don't want any restrictions in the IM... i didn't know that the 626 had VICS because it's a single runner manifold... but i have seen them with the VTCS.

I would just get the one from PG. Your sure to get the correct one.

 

[special--k]

There is 2 different models or something? If you get a 626 mani with VCTS you cannot remove them?

 

[special--k]

I would just get the one from PG. Your sure to get the correct one.

Id love to, but shipping something of that size and weight to canada would SUCK!

 

[neox.286]

*edit ^Ninj'd ME

you want to get the ones without the flaps...

butterfly = more restriction

you don't want any restrictions in the IM... i didn't know that the 626 had VICS because it's a single runner manifold... but i have seen them with the VTCS.

I would just get the one from PG. Your sure to get the correct one.

it doesn't have both, as I posted above lol

the stock msp manifold has both

 

[neox.286]

There is 2 different models or something? If you get a 626 mani with VCTS you cannot remove them?

you can remove them still

the federal version doesn't have any if I recall, the cali-emissions version does

but the pg garage is your best bet, all the work is done for you

 

[neox.286]

Id love to, but shipping something of that size and weight to canada would SUCK!

its not heavy....maybe 6-7 lbs at most and its not that large lol

 

[special--k]

shipping on a boost gauge cost me an arme and a leg. so im not even going to bother with this. Thanks for your help, ill let you know when i decide to go through with this. I just got a speeding ticket, so that take away from my mod'n money a little.

 

[carbonkid]

I <3 my 626 manifold =)

DITTO!! Just had it installed last week, along with complete Medieval set, the thing pulls SO F'IN HARD above 3500RPM!
I LOVE IT!! THANKS PG!!!

 

[carbonkid]

but the pg garage is your best bet, all the work is done for you

Agreed. Ken makes this too easy for newbs.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

DITTO!! Just had it installed last week, along with complete Medieval set, the thing pulls SO F'IN HARD above 3500RPM!
I LOVE IT!! THANKS PG!!!

Also just installed SS FTC myself, now off to dyno tune.

Agreed. Ken makes this too easy for newbs.

thanks john

 

[carbonkid]

of course, Ken! the 626 IM (ended up using Home Depot EGR, even tho fugly) is simply the BEST mod I have done to date!