spoon manifold help???

[Dicko09]

I need some help with this issue....
I bought my ek9 and i was told that the manifold on it was spoon but how can i tell if it is or not?? the only stamp i can see is the JASMA stamp. I was also told that its a full spoon exhaust system so is there any way i can tel if thats true?? I know the cat-back is def spoon.
Sorry if the questions seem a bit stupid im just getting into modifying cars and want to learn more
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks

 

[ijwhiteman]

Some pics may help

 

[Daniel_Ek9]

Spoon didnt put their name on their earlier products..Put up a picture mate

 

[Dicko09]

These are the only pics i have of it....ill try get some better ones

 

[ramboteamjon]

I have a spoon 4-2-1 also and it doesnt have their name on it. that looks exactly like mines but mines is heat-wrapped!

 

[Dicko09]

I have a spoon 4-2-1 also and it doesnt have their name on it. that looks exactly like mines but mines is heat-wrapped!

yea that is a 4-2-1 aswel! thanks for settling that....safe to say it is a spoon one so?

 

[stevenEK9]

On the Jasma label, there is a number stamped into it, can email jasma japan with this number and find out the make of the manifold

 

[Dicko09]

thanks lads....oh by the way, what is the advantage of having your manifold heat wrapped??

 

[leeK9]

thanks lads....oh by the way, what is the advantage of having your manifold heat wrapped??

keeps engine bay temps down also will let the exhaust flow quicker as it keeps it at a very high temp

 

[Vtec6000]

keeps engine bay temps down also will let the exhaust flow quicker as it keeps it at a very high temp

Spot on Hotter the gas the quicker it flows

 

[leeK9]

Spot on Hotter the gas the quicker it flows

i wonder would you see any real gains though?

more than likely need to heatwrap the whole exhaust

 

[Dicko09]

thanks for the quick replies lads! yea would you notice any gains atal from it?

 

[stevenEK9]

i wonder would you see any real gains though?

more than likely need to heatwrap the whole exhaust

Exactly.....

Heat wrapping the manifold, all you are doing is shifting the heat further back, if you have a cat and wrap the whole manifold you will keep the cat nice and toasty, cats work best when hot. seen a s2000 track car with a FULLY wrapped exhaust, looked wild!!!

Also if you wrap the whole manifold, you reduce the heat radiation on the underside of the sump, so should keep oil temps down slightly

On it's own, you won't see THAT much difference from wrapping the manifold, combine it with other heat reduction methods such as a bigger radiator, insulating IM gasket, bypassing coolant lines from the throttle body, cold air intake to the airbox etc and it all adds up

 

[tysonzane]

I've got both Spoon headers and that doesn't look like a Spoon one. It looks like the 2 and 3 ports merge near the bottom which isn't quite right. The Spoon 2 piece is just like a Spoon made stock style header which is better, it bolts between the 2 pieces in exactly the same place as factory.

The single piece is almost a 4-1 header, the 4 into 2 part merges right at the very end of the header followed almost instantly by the 2-1 merge. I also believe that the single piece header was never Jasma certed (the two piece is though).

To me the headers look a bit like an HKS or the Mugen Gymkhana.

 

[Dicko09]

I've got both Spoon headers and that doesn't look like a Spoon one. It looks like the 2 and 3 ports merge near the bottom which isn't quite right. The Spoon 2 piece is just like a Spoon made stock style header which is better, it bolts between the 2 pieces in exactly the same place as factory.

The single piece is almost a 4-1 header, the 4 into 2 part merges right at the very end of the header followed almost instantly by the 2-1 merge. I also believe that the single piece header was never Jasma certed (the two piece is though).

To me the headers look a bit like an HKS or the Mugen Gymkhana.

Thanks
if it was Mugen would it not be stamped on it? This is a 2 piece header

 

[leeK9]

Thanks
if it was Mugen would it not be stamped on it? This is a 2 piece header

if there is a jasma stamp then get the number and google'afy that **** good and proper

 

[Cardi]

I don't know if this help but here a few pic's of my spoons 4-2 mani! my one got a spoons badge on it with the logo on!

 

[stevenEK9]

To the original poster.......

2 piece you say? Could well be a Fujitsubo, mine is a fujitsubo and between primaries 2 and 3 on the part that joins to the head it has FGK stamped into it, worth a look

 

[dc2 specR]

Hope this helps. Sample pic of my 2pc Spoon 4-2-1 exhaust manifold before installation on my DC2 ITR.