cracked manifold symptoms?

[Wazzzer]

I'm getting a pulsing sound that I can only describe as an exhaust leak under load at the mo and I can't work out where it's coming from...

What would be the symptoms of a cracked manifold? I'm struggling to replicate it as I don't really wat to get under the car while someone is revving the nuts off it on axle stands but it might come to it lol

[Chris#101]

Take the heat shield off thats attached to the rocker cover, opens the turbo area  up nicely, plenty of room to fit your hands around the area without actually touching it 

*Edit* this is providing youve got a fmic and ditched the standard 'hotside' intercooler piping

[Wazzzer]

nah the twinpass coolers retain all the standard pipework down that way.

I'll pull as much as I can out of there at some point, either that or I'll take it out to West Wellow Racing and get DH to stick it up on the ramps while I stick some load on it lol

[Toby]

Would a smoke test works?

[Dave_IOW]

Not exhaust side?

[Dave_IOW]

And I seem to remember you had an uprated one to go on anyway? 

[jonrandom]

Like chris101 said if you can clear some space around it to get your hand in there you can feel the gases blowing out, just had problems with mine with trying to find where its leaking from and did it that way.

And I seem to remember you had an uprated one to go on anyway? 

motavation to fit the uprated one!

[Dave_IOW]

And I seem to remember you had an uprated one to go on anyway? 

motavation to fit the uprated one!

My point entirely, hoping this isnt the new one though 

If you want mate, I can get it pressure tested for cracks if you need it?

[Wazzzer]

can you pressure test my new one? 

[Wayne]

Cracked manifolds tend to make a ticking noise tbh.