So....pg manifold v1 installed yesterday

[udontknowjack]

and of course have fitment issue....after playing with the hose that suppose to fix the problem...the hose and runner is not touching...2 or 3 paper gap between the two.....after driven 40-50 miles....check the hose....it looks like its started the melted a little alrite.....what should i do at this point? or what do people do with theirs? option A take it off and put the oem back on and sell it? option B get a fmic? (fmic will by pass this problem yes? no?) btw i have oem tmic....

 

[ericrapp]

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[justanothermp5]

heat wrap it, that should stop the melting until u get a fmic i guess

idk much about the ms3

 

[ericrapp]

Yep, heat wrap can surely be our friend :edit here; that mani heat also transfers to the intercoolers [hot side] air temp. If i understand you sir. That is baaad, i am sure you know. You should wrap the manifold at the very least, at the bits that affect the hose if not the whole shebang.

 

[bacarl]

Aw crap, I'm sorry to hear that you're having issues man, I was hoping that this particular mani might be ok.

I sold udontknowjack this manifold, so obviously I went with option A... But originally my plan was to run the manifold with a FMIC, which ought to take care of things. However, I knew it was going to be ages before I installed one, and it had already been ages I'd had the mani sitting around, that's why I sold it.

I think the idea with that tube, rather than it being able to stand up to the heat, is that it's longer than it needs to be. This allows you to install some ~1/4" nylon bushings/spacers below that corner of the TMIC (you'd need a longer bolt too). That way the TMIC is lifted up higher than it normally sits, which gives clearance between it and the manifold runner.

So I'd say, create option C first, which is to raise the TMIC. I'm sure Ken can help you with that because he feels bad there're issues with his part. Also there are some threads related to fixes, linked in www. mazda speed forums. org/forum/mazdaspeed-3-6-sale-trade/9441-fs-brand-new-ms3-manifold.html#post58552

Good luck!