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Old 08-11-2013 | 01:40 PM
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Can you put mercruiseranufolds on a hp 500 blue motor?
Just worried about reversion

My manifolds have the silent choice option and would like to keep them if possible
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Old 08-11-2013 | 02:26 PM
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I would use the 496 dry joint style.... Much better flow and can be found pretty cheap. Stock exhaust is barely adequate for a stock engine.......TBF
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Old 08-11-2013 | 04:48 PM
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I wouldn't put the stock manifolds unless they are the factory GIL with the tail risers..it will revert with stock manifolds...
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Old 08-11-2013 | 06:43 PM
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Yeah that's what I thought...a guy I talked to said it would be fine but I don't trust it
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Old 08-11-2013 | 07:18 PM
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Do it right and get some CMI. The factory Gills used to get reversion.
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Old 08-11-2013 | 07:53 PM
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I'd love to get some cmi's that would be the ticket but there very expensive

But like the old saying goes "you get what you pay for"
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Old 08-11-2013 | 08:05 PM
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Budget? You can find nice used fresh water sets at a good price compared to new.
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Old 08-11-2013 | 10:12 PM
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the 496 manifolds have a taller elbow, the Corsa might not fit
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Old 08-12-2013 | 01:05 AM
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Even the Merc/Gil exhaust had reversion issues at idle on the carbed HP500 until the changed the risers and made them taller.
Neither the stock Merc cast iron manifolds nor the 496 exhaust will work.
They will both revert water at idle due to the 110 lob sep on the HP500 cam.
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Old 08-12-2013 | 03:29 AM
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The factory Gills used to get reversion.
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