How to tell if MREV2 plenum is real or fake? - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

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06-29-2009, 08:44 PM

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How to tell if MREV2 plenum is real or fake?

i am interested in purchasing a mrev2 plenum but i am having trouble varifying if the plenum is a real or fake. i have PMed hydrazine but i have not heard back from him. can anyone else on here tell if the plenum is a real or fake by just looking at it?

heres some pics of the plenum id like to buy

[img]://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m442/eyesonjamie/DSC00068.jpg[/img]

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06-29-2009, 08:48 PM

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it looks real

i dont remember how mine looked like but do recall that the MREV2 runners were flatter at the top while the OEM ones were a bit rounder. i could be wrong though

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06-29-2009, 08:58 PM

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looks real according to this thread https://g35driver.com/forums/intake-...hone-pics.html

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06-30-2009, 01:18 AM

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ok i just went through that whole link. i guess the only real way of telling for us(consumers) is to look for smoothened out tops on runner 1 and 2? if the top edges of runner 1 and 2 are sharp then it is a fake?

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06-30-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 05G356MT

it looks real

i dont remember how mine looked like but do recall that the MREV2 runners were flatter at the top while the OEM ones were a bit rounder. i could be wrong though

Are the runners inside machined also? ie.. from the entrance of the mouth down into the runners to the lower intake manifold?

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06-30-2009, 01:40 PM

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send your pics to "Hydrazine", he will be able to tell you for sure

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06-30-2009, 11:30 PM

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Are the runners inside machined also? ie.. from the entrance of the mouth down into the runners to the lower intake manifold?

honestly its been two years since ive last seen my MREV2 and unfortunately i cant remember haha. all i remember was that the top of the runners were flatter compared to OEM

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send your pics to "Hydrazine", he will be able to tell you for sure

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06-30-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NAT@FFTec

This is by no means an official evaluation, but it says MR 1 on the plenum. Might be an Mrev 1 not 2.

Send the pics to Tony, he'll clear this up.

This quote from the previously mentioned thread makes me think this one is fake as well.

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thanks to whomever circled the red lines on there it makes credible before what words could no describe clearly.

citymunky's clearly does not look like an MREV2 but rather a plain non-revuplower collector. the M-R1 noted on the side is an obvious giveaway.

boooooo for RebelinRI for selling it as an MREV2.

Last edited by Blue Dream; 07-01-2009 at 12:17 AM. Reason: Found new info

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07-01-2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Dream

This is by no means an official evaluation, but it says MR 1 on the plenum. Might be an Mrev 1 not 2.

Send the pics to Tony, he'll clear this up.

that stamping if from nissan, not motordyne

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07-01-2009, 12:18 AM

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Definitely not a Motordyne part.

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07-02-2009, 03:03 PM

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heres another manifold i found from a local member. cant tell if it is real or not

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07-05-2009, 04:57 PM

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Definitely not a Motordyne part.

How can you tell between them?

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07-05-2009, 11:46 PM

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the first pick looks like muy lower plenum when i trid to file it down before i went all custom. That is fake. just look at the machine work on the runners.
the last pic looks closer to the real deal.

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