*BEWARE* Steer clear of Manzo Engineering Exhaust

[phobos512]

Originally Posted by btoast

I would agree if he was bashing the seller, but he is not. He even gave redline kudos.

Even though the product is wonky, the seller looks good: super fast shipping and actively working to remedy the situation.

Posts 1 and 3 indicate he's still waiting to hear back. I mean it's the weekend after all...

[Brinks]

Originally Posted by phobos512

@irxproductions

You know, when you haven't even heard back from the reseller or the supplier, making a thread like this is kind of a **** move. If they'd told you to pound sand that'd be one thing but so far a one off bad part and waiting to hear back isn't reason to pronounce a company is the devil.

BOOOOO the man paid money for an exhaust that has fitment issues. Doesn't matter how much it costs. WE ARE THE CUSTOMERS!. If it's a wonky product then it deserves to be blasted on the forums.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by irxproductions

We tried everything in the book to get these to fit adjusting every mounting point, screw and reinstalling the system at different angles. Using stock hanger rubber, the pipes had absolutely no clearance, touching the car full-on.

Short of bending the pipes and possibly re-welding, this appears to be a bad batch with no fix.

Or longer exhaust hangers

[irxproductions]

Originally Posted by phobos512

Posts 1 and 3 indicate he's still waiting to hear back. I mean it's the weekend after all...

Totally not bashing @Redline360. They got back to me at 9:30PM PT on a Friday night - I'm blown away by the quality of their customer service. @Redline360 has been outstanding.

It sucks to get a part that's this faulty. In addition to fitment issues with undercarriage impact and off-camber exhaust tips, the correct hardware wasn't included - the bolts didn't fit the holes and we had to substitute others to mount it (and, no, that is not what caused the problem).

Given the price, I wasn't expecting the best quality (I was exploring this price range to do a review on low-cost exhausts), however I did expect the pipes to at least fit with proper clearance.

As I said in my earlier posts, I'll keep you all posted on how Manzo handles these issues after @Redline360 reaches them. Hopefully, Manzo will swap another set of pipes to me.

Like a few of the guys said in these posts, Manzo has many happy customers out there, so I'm just hoping this is a bad set...

[AZFA20]

I have installed a couple of these on customers cars without issue. In fact I was blown away that they were as decent as they were for the price point. Not sure I would steer people clear of Manzo but for the price point it's sort of difficult to nit pick them too much. I have compared it directly to the EVO 3 and while not identical they are super close minus some quality but again you get what you pay for. Even the EVO 3 suffers from clearance issues at the subframe now and then. The longer hangers solve both brands clearance problems in that area though.

[Turbo95eg6]

Sounds like you got what you paid for. No issues here.

[DarrenDriven]

I helped install his exhaust. The bolt thing wasn't that big of a deal since I have extra stuff laying around -- but Manzo (or Megan or whatever) should be aware of that, especially when it is sold explicitly stating that all mounting hardware is included.

The rear section on this particular unit was definitely screwy. If we would have used different hangers to lower the rear section then the tips wouldn't even be in the bumper openings anymore. That wouldn't have fixed the cross-eyed look of the tips in relation to the openings. Both tips were too far to the center of the car... if you correct one then the other would be touching plastic. There is no adjustment for that since it is a single assembly.

You definitely get what you pay for, and in this case it appears to be the lack of quality control. His vendor seems to be on the ball and I am sure that he'll be taken care of and we can try this again. A small price to pay for a good value in the end.

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by irxproductions

you can get for under $400.


I am completely disappointed.

not trying to bash, but OP, what'd you expect?

[DarrenDriven]

He expected that it would at least fit, based on other peoples' reviews of the same product? Why are people so confused about this? He even explicitly explained it just a few posts up.

Originally Posted by irxproductions

...Given the price, I wasn't expecting the best quality (I was exploring this price range to do a review on low-cost exhausts), however I did expect the pipes to at least fit with proper clearance...

[Timmy_Jones]

Mine clears under the car (barely) but the tips are crooked, need to be addressed at some point.

I like the sound it makes; its deep and loud with minor drone. Perfect IMO.

[FR-S Matt]

eBay exhaust? You get what you pay for on a lot of parts. Hell, my N1 setup was cheap and it fits perfect but they have a solid track record.

[irxproductions]

Originally Posted by FR-S Matt

eBay exhaust? You get what you pay for on a lot of parts. Hell, my N1 setup was cheap and it fits perfect but they have a solid track record.

Manzo isn't ebay, it's Megan Racing. I bought it from Redline360, one of our forum's preferred vendors. Many people have had good experiences with Manzo and I wanted to see what you can get for under $400. Turns out not much.

[WNDSRFR]

I have this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Manzo-Dual-S...fd964b&vxp=mtr Manzo exhaust and couldn't be happier. Everything fit perfectly. I installed it myself in less than an hour. No problems at all.

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

I have this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Manzo-Dual-S...fd964b&vxp=mtr Manzo exhaust and couldn't be happier. Everything fit perfectly. I installed it myself in less than an hour. No problems at all.

pics?