Quote Originally Posted by BenjaminJunu View Post
The firestone is in jacksonville, Fl. off of San Jose rd.
My original part was not an ebay part. It was a manifold that was custom fabricated by a shop in jacksonville.
The manager told me that he would not pay for the complete price of the new manifold.
So i told him buy this one and i'll be on my way. I just wanted to get my car back on the road and put this behind me.

I wasn't looking to start problems. I paid for my tires and i left.
I don't need hand outs from anyone, i just want what i deserve.



I have already submitted a claim, now i'm just waiting to see what happens.
Sorry to say, but if someone's bit of hooning around broke the wastegate clean off the manifold, then it sounds like a crappy part to begin with. Project or not, a quality part is not going to snap off without the fault of either shoddy craftsmanship/poor quality OR poor installation. I'd say the "tech" just found that part's weakness before you did. Now, if it was you the broke it later down the road, what would you be doing then?

Pics of engine bay/setup?