Mercruiser Aluminum 496 manifolds with out water rail worth $450?
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They are fresh water but they have 150 hours on them, would that be a big deal? I also have a low exit under the swim platform exhaust so I have a stock s pipe so I'm guessing fitment wouldn't be to bad of an issue. Think I would have to make a shift bracket and an oil relocation bracket am I right?
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I also have pretty much a stock 454 mag so no closed cooling system or even half cooling. Damn old 88's, so I don't think I could do the whole dry tip thing. I'm pretty new to the performance boating so I'm still learning the ins and outs of all the exhaust stuff. So either this system with 150 hours for like $400 or the emi-512 system with 50 hrs for like $1,100. Which one?
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The manifolds look nice in the picture, but that could be deceiving. I would ask him for a few more pictures. If they look good I would offer him 300-350 and see if he takes it. All the used 496 aluminum manifolds I have seen usually sell for 350-500 not always including the risers which is big. I wouldn't waste your money on the emi's. There will be no performance gain.
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400 is a decent price with risers if everything is in good condition.
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I have other pics but I can't post them on here. I would like someone's opinion. Can someone text me and help me out? I'll send the other pics. They look good in my opinion. 518-858-9144