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Deepmotor Intake Manifold Build Quality?

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Has anybody purchased one of the 2JZ-GTE intake manifolds from Deepmotor and can speak to their build quality?

I am considering building a custom intake manifold, and I like the modular design of their intake runners. I see that I could buy the whole Deepmotor intake manifold for less than places like Mazworx and Sleeper Designs sell their runners for, and essentially just throw away the plenum (wrong shape and won't fit). It would then also be easy to swap to 12-injector runners down the road, if needed. I know they're cheap, but I wondered if anybody could speak to how well they're made, particularly the actual runners.

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I have the 2jzGE one. Fitment is great, worked all last year. Highest boost was around 28psi.
The GE version seals the runners to the head with o-rings. If it's the same on the GTE version, I suggest measuring the o-rings before installing them. It's almost impossible to measure them after they've deformed.
 
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The GE version seals the runners to the head with o-rings. If it's the same on the GTE version, I suggest measuring the o-rings before installing them. It's almost impossible to measure them after they've deformed.
I've wondered about replacement o-rings for the cylinder head side, since they're a special shape. I doubt there's much hope of getting replacements from Deepmotor. I tried emailing them about information on their CNC intake manifold and didn't get a response.

The o-rings on the side of the runners that bolt to the plenum should be easy to replace, since they're round.
 
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The 'Deepmotor' intake is sold openly on Alibaba and the same intake manifold/TB/Fuel rail kit has beens sold by other Chinese knockoff resellers. If we're talking about someone's 'make it work' build where every extra $100 spent is a hardship, sure it's an option. But IMHO it's completely inappropriate for the level of quality and detail of your build @Dark Regent .

I'd recommend contacting Seth @ Sleeper Designs. He sells the runners and fuel rails by themselves if you want it like that. He offers two different styles of runners too, one that's straight and one that curves upward for the RMR style intake. He also offers 6 or 12 injector variants. And it's a properly top shelf part - he's not some asshole copying other designs to sell them cheap with little if any regard for QA/QC.
 
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This is the exact information I was looking for. I was actually looking at purchasing one of these

I have a 96 Supra that I'm doing an NA-T build to. I want to put a forward facing intake manifold on to help clean up the engine bay and do a Supra V world COP kit. Can't figure out if I want to grab one of the eBay ffims with the 90 mm throttle body. Or get this dodo adapter and a GTE intake manifold. Looking for something cost effective. I know that I have to move the power steering fluid reservoir, hoping to not have to move anything else. And no, I'm not spending thousands of dollars on a forward facing intake manifold just to make 500 wheel horsepower. If I was doing a big horsepower build then yes that would make sense, but not for what I'm doing