urgent help needed - re exhaust manifold

[xxdansigxx]

Hi my manifold has a crack in it wich iv'e welded lol did a quick job and it's gone again now this it the pic of the mani:




not even my dog is sure if its right or not lol



and this is the mani on my m8t's gti 16v



now first off i know the second mani is the wrong way around please look past that...

wich one of these mani's should be the standard on a 90-91 mk2 gti 16v??

out cars are only one reg away from each other..

Did they make different ones?

also does anyone know where i can get the top one from iv'e phoned local scrappies without any luck.

thanks Dan

[turbodub]

Ermm.....the top one is an aftermarket four branch manifold.

[xxdansigxx]

umm it's only mild steel though :S

[Uruk Hai]

Your probably better off putting the standard one on as aftermarket four branch manifolds can crack or snap if a vibratech type (solid) engine mount isn't fitted due to the pressure put on the manifold by the movement of the engine.

[xxdansigxx]

umm iv'e got the uprated engine mounts fitted the engine doesnt move at all lol...

oh well if i cant find another one ill have to repair it again :S

[Dub-77]

Do you still need solid mounts even with that flexi joint at the bottom of the downpipe??

Darren

[xxdansigxx]

not really as you can see from the first pic i have no flexi joint.......

[NewStu]

A new Stainless Steel 4 Branch manifold will cost anywhere from £250 to £350 and can be bought from loads a places.

[rubjonny]

Thats still an aftermarket 4 branch, just not stanless. No 16vs got em from the factory, the second pic is what a factory 16v manifold & downpipe look like

If you have a solid metal front engine mount, it shouldn't crack, unless its been made out of cheap metal

[Uruk Hai]

I've known a lot cars with that type of manifold and some of them crack due to the amount of vibration that comes from the engine regardless of the type of engine mount.