Can me haz a bigs discount since I started this Fred? JK...

I’m interested in pairing the Shift Tech upper plenum with my Mrev2.

 

 

I have been in communications w Jeff at Shift-Tech Performance the last couple of days. First thing I noticed is his customer service is top notch. He spoke to me by phone for over an hr and explained his products in detail and what I could realistically expect out of the different combinations I was interested in. Super cool guy to speak to and you can tell he really loves what he is doing and the products he’s bringing to market. If you’re even considering his products I recommend you send him an email and he will respond and get you all the information you need.

To sum things up, I went ahead and ordered the upper plenum, lower plenum, and a spacer. I will be matching this up w my existing 75mm throttle body, mishimoto intake and getting a tune in very early November when my Z1 headers go in.

 

I just don't buy into the whole modified stock manifold, I have one along with a spacer sitting in my basement lol.

 

Nothing for the HR as usual. lol

 

HRs manifold is ok as is lol, the DEs downfall is sharp neck and single TB.

 

True.. it did hold up to 1,004 whp on a stock HR manifold.

 

There is always the possibility of upgrading to a GTR manifold (stock or aftermarket) as well, DEs aren't so lucky. All half baked measures outside of spacers, only manifolds worth it are quite expensive, extinct, or require compromises.

 

To answer the OP, I now run this setup. It just got installed and tuned on Friday and I won't have the car back til next week but i'll be posting my impressions on my other thread once I do. What I can tell you is my engine bay looks real good now.

 

stock manifold just doesn't look this good lol.

 

That does look good. I considered that but my son thought it looked like american muscle. Once he said that I decided not to go that route. But it does look shiny. What types of gains did you get from it?

 

I haven't dynoed it but it does feel better than a modded upper and lower with a spacer, ultimately I didn't really care about numbers as much as ease of access. It makes working on the car infinitely easier, fits under the strut bar without spacers and is better suited for boost which I plan to do. Also has a spot for the MAP sensor to thread right in.

 

I posted a pic on my other thread which you’ve been on. Check it out and tell me what you think. I think it looks much better than stock now. I’m also hoping for some gains out of it.

Also, I like that I no longer need to use an adapter for my 75mm throttle body. It is now repositioned to OEM state and makes it look better. I never rubbed on my strut bar, but did need some spacers to clearance due to the 3/8” spacer I had.

Your bay does seem to free up a bit of space in there which is nice.

 

I saw it, it looks nice. What color is that, kinda baby blue or bluish silver? Better than stock for sure, what do they do just drill extra holes for the TB? One critique/comment is that strut bar is less effective than factory in case you care about that.

 

Thank you. Its actually supposed to be Silver/Gun Metal. I haven’t seen it in person yet. I noticed that it does have a bluish hue in that picture. Not sure if its the lighting or the camera. I’ll know on Thursday.

i know what you mean about the strut tower bar. I may get a carbing bar soon. But honestly I have never noticed that it doesn’t perform well. Probably because I don’t drive the car much.