Okay so I have an evo 8 turbo assembly that I am looking to install. I have all the parts needed for it. I have gone to 2 shops,
but they were thinking more of just custom making the manifold, but that would cost way too much. They redirected me to take it to be
bolt-matched and port-matched at an auto machine shop, but everyone that I have been to doesn't do anything but engine internals.

Does anyone know of a shop that would do this? I'm in Columbia, SC.

I really don't know what else to do with it, but I'd rather take it to a shop and install it myself than pay close to $500 for a custom one.

Damn, I definitely meant to make this a reply on my other thread. Oops.

 

get a die grinder and DIY
it's not complicated,simply match it to a stock gasket

 

I figured I could do it myself easily but I don't have $200 to spend on an electric die grinder just to get one piece to fit.
Not really a tool that I will need anytime in the future. I'm a college kid, so all my tools are 100 miles away.

Would I really be able to cut through the think flange steel with this? I have to cut through it one bolt that beta decides to lower....a lot.
Random bolt placement. lol. Anyways, I thought I would need a drill press for this?

So I found this one though, http://www.amazon.com/Pcs-Electric-Die-Gri...t/dp/B000RL8AMM
Seems really cheap, but do you think this would work well enough?

 

just send your manifold to dennist99. his shop should be able to square you away.

 

If he's willing to do it that would be great. It will probably take me about to 2/3 weeks till I get the rest of the parts.
Also, I don't really want to have to ship it off. Especially internationally. If that's what I need to do then I guess I don't
really have a choice though. I think I might try and do this myself. Hopefully I can get somewhere

 

I could do it for you, but it might be cheaper (shipping wise) to find a local place

it could be done wit ha small electric grinder like your link but it will lots of time
do you have acces or know someone working in a shop that has an air compressor?

 

I wish. My dad used to have one, but sold it actually just recently. I have a dremel back at home.
At one point I was using a cheap wal-mart dremel and I could barely bore out the gaskets. Eventually
just took some tin snips to take out a certain section.

I bet I can find at least one person locally with one that they can let me borrow. I'm pretty sure I know
someone who does. Wow and the shipping would cost me at least $25 one-way, and that would take 6-10 days.

 

I'm not to far away and could do it for you if youre interested.

 

Well, PA is not much closer than Quebec.

I'm going to make another attempt this weekend with it, if I can't get it I'll probably send it out. I might also just get a new/better one.

 

yeah but cheaper than international shipping