http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/products/darkside-custom-aluminum-1-9-tdi-8v-inlet-manifold.html

First time I've ever seen them actually!

I don't think the standard manifold restricts much so dout its worth £200 +vat +postage.

It all adds up though!

i only spotted it today ive mailed ds asking them about gains ect i know on my vxr the eds manifold made a huge difference topend

If you could do what you do with petrol tuning, I generally weld a bung in the manifold etc do a dyno run and measure pressure if it's past a certain ratio it would benefit from example from less lift and more duration on the cams you do the same with exhausts and downpipes, generally inlet manifolds are not that restrictive, you'd have to do a flow and pressure test on it.

Edited 31 December, 201510 yr by ajs_vrs

I had my original one ported out so the ports matched the ports on the head.  This might help a little more, but I am not sure it would help me that much really.

Be interesting to see if they have back to back power runs with one fitted,they should do as they have a rolling road.

Certainly looks like it would flow better than a standard one

suppose its not to bad price wise, if you factor in that you save £50 from the ERG delete pipe

I wouldnt be worrying about uprated manifolds at the minute Steve not much gains to be made on a broken car.

The geometry doesn't look right and it's far too cheap, I strongly suspect no gains since turbo inlet manifolds are not usually restrictive, an item for the completist.

I wouldnt be worrying about uprated manifolds at the minute Steve not much gains to be made on a broken car.

I got a new 1 m8 ain't swapped anything yet deffo been mapped though lights the wheels up in 3rd from 25mph ain't had time to have a good look through it yet to see what toys are on it

I'd say it's one for when you've run out of other things you can change.

+1 the 130/150 manifolds flow good anyway so can't see this blowing anyone away with any gains

I see some members in the project section have one fitted

Iv just fitted one don't really no if it will help but the standard manifold gets less flow to cylinders 1 and 4 by the sharp angle, seen a few manifold designs on tdiclub this one looked like it would flow best to me another good manifold would be a d24 inlet but that requires some fab work to fit and don't no if it would fit with a tubular manifold

I got a new 1 m8 ain't swapped anything yet deffo been mapped though lights the wheels up in 3rd from 25mph ain't had time to have a good look through it yet to see what toys are on it

 

You need to get some good tyres on it by the sounds of it.

You need to get some good tyres on it by the sounds of it.

its mapped atleast wheels are mint just been refurbed and tyres are all good aswell they be up for sale soon as my spiders are going on it with semi slicks

Anybody recognise/know which PD engine the lower part of this Darkside inlet came off?

Looks like a chopped up pd100 manifold ;D

Looks like a chopped up pd100 manifold ;D

Cheers

Cheers

 

Ohh chop up re-weld , undercut and group buy? 

Looks like a chopped up pd100 manifold ;D

 

So a proper high performance item then. 

 

Fools and their money...