im about to pick up the xs manifold....but i have one question befor that... i was browsing threw ebay and notice that the xs manifolds look the same as the ebay ones and the only differnce is that the xs ones have the xs badge on it...is there a differnce? has anyone compared these 2 together?

 

might be made of different metal... might be made at a different factory.... but other than that they are the same.

Odds are its 100% the same.

I have been running the xspower 1jz mani with t3 flange for over a year. I commute 3 hours back and forth to college pretty often and beat the crap out of it.... no issues so far. Im happy with it.

 

They are all the same AFAIK.

 

Companies genreally follow either the Greddy or hks style. Even independent shops look similar. Fitment usually dictates "look".