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16v Exhaust manifolds

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:51 pm
by Kit
As we all know, the ‘late’ cars have a cast iron manifold.
Compared with the early cars, that have a “branched”, flowed , with each cylinder having an individual pipe to the flange.

My Question is , how much ‘performance’ gain, will I have if I put an early exhaust manifold on to a late car :?:

Kit

Re: 16v Exhaust manifolds

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 5:45 pm
by Micron
Probably on it’s own, very little, they probably changed them to save money, a cast manifold was probably cheaper to make?

Also would it fit ok?

Re: 16v Exhaust manifolds

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 5:51 pm
by Kit
Micron wrote:
Sun Jul 31, 2022 5:45 pm
Probably on it’s own, very little, they probably changed them to save money, a cast manifold was probably cheaper to make?

Also would it fit ok?

Yep, done it before, when the casting cracked on my first Probe.

Kit