BTB 6Branch picture

[core]

I was looking through the zoneshop and on the BTB 6branch manifold, seems like the bigger picture your supposed to get when you click them is out of order. Anyone got a bigger pic of it, especially of the right and center pic.

If anyone care to post it, thanks in advance.

[GDBN]

2 secs ....

[GDBN]

That any good ??

G

[core]

Yep thanks man

[Rosc0PColtrane]

[GDBN]

Works too ....
Useful bling !!

G

[Niggy]

Just fitted one on 325e race car, what a wast of money and time trying too get it to clear steering joint on a right hand drive car

[gcorky]

Just fitted one on 325e race car, what a wast of money and time trying too get it to clear steering joint on a right hand drive car

designed for rhd isnt it?

[Niggy]

Ment to be but not as easy as it should be to fit.
Anybody thats fitted one im sure will have had the same problems.
All is not lost many ways round it, just takes time.

[Jhonno]

Cant be a BTB2 one then, as far as im aware, no one has had any fitting issues with them

[jamesh1977]

Just fitted one on 325e race car, what a wast of money and time trying too get it to clear steering joint on a right hand drive car

pretty sure theres loads of folk on here thats got this fitted to there cars allready and i havent heard a bad word about them before now

[Niggy]

Dont just take my word for it, im sure some of you know Tuneing dude as i call him, Ant see what he has to say because i know what he thinks of them.

[Simon13]

to make life 100% easier undo the drivers engine mount and jack the lump up.

i've fitted these and Racing Dynamics manifolds without doing this tip. It's just time consuming

[Ant]

^ same as that , pop the engine mount and its an easy enough job.

Hello Nigel

[M5pilot]

I've never needed to remove the engine mount and I've fitted these many times.

Ant has a habit of cursing things when he's working on cars. Language used can be very amusing!

Been there many times with H&R Anti Roll Bars late at night - effing roll bars, s*tty things, throw em in the bin.....but it's just his way of keeping himself going.

[GDBN]

Mine's a lefty and I was still swearing at times ...
I take my hat off to you guys who have fitted them !!

As Sal says ... if you don't swear then it's not nearly so satisfying.
Jhonno ... Def a mk 2 !!
G

PS .. the wait and swearing is worth it, trust me !!

[--alpina--]

what does BTB standfor??? out of curiosity!!

cheers

[jamesh1977]

what does BTB standfor??? out of curiosity!!

cheers

might be b***ard to build

[GDBN]

Build Things Beautifully ??

[Niggy]

Build Things Beautifully ??

They should ??? for what they cost £Â£Ã‚£

I ended up making my own steering joint, thing, knuckell thing whats it called .

BTB should be made aware of any fitting problems so they can make changes too make product better ! (SAL).
Its 90% now, lets get it too 100% for future D.I.Y fitters

[Niggy]

[FlappySocks]

Out of interest, what makes a branch manifold so expensive? Labour, parts, R&D, supply and demand, or all of the above?

[M5pilot]

Good question.

Firstly there is the amount of material used. This manifold probably has the longest primaries for a RHD car.

You also get down pipes with an X section and lamda boss.

The workmanship is simply excellent and BTB seem to have some of the best welders and every manifold fits properly.

There are details which you cannot see form the outside either. I have seen the insides of many manifolds and what I have seen on some is shocking. Internally these are very smooth, the collectors are very well made especially (this is an area which alot of 6 branches fail on in terms of flow). These details all add up in terms of man hours spent making these manifolds.

Basically, your paying for top quality workmanship and materials and a manifold that has been independatly tested many times to give the highest power gains over any other manifold available on the market.

The only other manifolds I would consider, which are unfortunately no longer produced, are the Racing Dynamics and Hartge manifolds. Even 2nd hand these go for not much less than the 6 branch being discussed.

Thanks
Evo-S

[kam-325i]

BTB seem to have some of the best welders

I dont work for BTB.........!!

[FlappySocks]

Very interesting. Wish the M30 model was more affordable.

[core]

Thanks for all the comments on the subject.
Yesterday i replaced my whole exhaust system.
I fitted a scorpion center and back box, i had a
6branch of unknown origin, thinks its made by sebring though.
So i ended up fitting that with the rest, but what a b****.
Now your talked about how good the btb fits, well this wasn't the case.
I speed a whole day getting one on, but at the end i succeeded and
it sounds like i got 400hp under the hood hehe.

[M5pilot]

Well done for getting it all in.

Some pictures of your new 6 branch please.

[oguz327]

They are a B#stard to fit but worth it in the end, fair play dude

[core]

Well done for getting it all in.

Some pictures of your new 6 branch please.

Here you go. Not the best pics but all i got.

[oguz327]

Looks well sweet, did you get it polished?

[oguz327]

Heres mine

[core]

Looks well sweet, did you get it polished?

Yes both the manifolds and x-pipe came like that. Don't know who its manufactured by, only the company who sold it welded there name on it.
Performance wise i can feel a little gain, but hard to know since i changed my whole exhaust in one go and also removed cat.

[core]

Looks great oguz, that a BTB? alot more bending on it than mine.

[oguz327]

Mines deffo a BTB, which company did you get yours from, it does look a bit different.

[Theo]

Oz, who is that sexy best in you passenger seat?