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SP250 exhaust manifolds

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TWF
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SP250 exhaust manifolds

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Hi , Is anyone currently manufacturing exhaust manifolds for the SP250 ? Regards ,Terry .

Marcel Renshaw
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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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I believe Robert Grinter has the tooling for cast manifolds but hasn't had any made for a long time now due to minimum order problems at the foundry.

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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Hi, I had a problem with exhaust manifolds. The triangular exhaust flanges tend to break off around the bolt holes. I solved the problem by cutting the complete end off where the neck is circular and welding on a complete new flange.
The flange is pre machined in EN8 steel and the holes are drilled and tapped in the flange which also I made thicker than the original.
The flange has a very small location spigot for alignment and I use a simple jig to position the flange for welding.
I have these fitted to one of my cars and they seem to perform well.

Dave.

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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Terry

Stainless Exhaust Specialist of 9 Nunn Brook Rise, Huthwaite, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 2PD can supply stainless steel 4:2:1 exhaust manifolds and also stainless copies of the standard 4:1 manifold. They're not cheap but very good. I have had the former on my SP for over 10 years with no issues. Website easily located in the usual way.

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Fossil

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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Robert Grinter does list a stainless manifold on his web site, see https://www.robertgrinter.co.uk/styled-7/styled-28/
Tim

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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gc0700 wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:50 pm Robert Grinter does list a stainless manifold on his web site, see https://www.robertgrinter.co.uk/styled-7/styled-28/
Wonder what the pipe length and diameter is for the free flow 4-2-1 system? The 'free flow' system needs to be tuned to the engine to be free flow or they might actually limit the engine more than the original design.

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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The primary pipe size should be no larger than 35mm o/d for a 2.5 engine . 300 Long to the first junction then 38 mm for 150 mm then 41 mm thereafter
If the pipe sizes are larger the length needs to increased as well

Reedweaver
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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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I had some manifolds from the same guy who supplies Robert Grinter last year. One of them was a bit of a pain to fit due to two pipes being too close to the bolts. I had to do a fair bit of messing around to get the b****r on. I did complain and I got the answer, well they fitted on the jig...

I think the sound has altered slightly as well, I no longer get as raw rasp at 3500rpm as I used to. Its there, but sounds more muffled than before imo...

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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I seem to remember that the 4.2,1 manifold will not exit the rear for the most effective tuned length and the first node point was about 4ft from the head
Owner since the 70's, Genghis is slightly to my left.

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Re: SP250 exhaust manifolds

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Things have moved on regarding extractors. Look up "Pipemax " computor program
Steve

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