Ebay cheapo manifold!!!

[Azman]

Holly moly cheap this.... Anyone think it will last the engine idling for 5 mins

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Audi-2-2l-20V-...QQcmdZViewItem

[s2driveruk]

blimey....small change for an s2 part. Whats likely to happen to that then out of interest? Not really up to speed on materials and their ability to take abuse. On the face of it, it looks tidier than many ebay mani's we've seen

David

[Azman]

Looks the part but I wouldn't know myself. just spotted it whilst having a bit of a nose.... any good chaps??

[s2driveruk]

if its ok i wonder if we can do a group buy and drive the cost down even more

[Azman]

[Azman]

Okay who just bought it!!!!!!!

[s2driveruk]

not me though beginning to think I wished i had

[Azman]

at that price me too even for a giggle

[s2driveruk]

i've emailed the seller to ask for more photos and about availability in advance of someone with half a clue confirming the likelihood it would melt the moment you rev the car

[Azman]

Found another one and an RS2 rep manifold for £120

[Azman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Turbo...spagenameZWDVW

[Acidburn]

blimey....small change for an s2 part. Whats likely to happen to that then out of interest? Not really up to speed on materials and their ability to take abuse. On the face of it, it looks tidier than many ebay mani's we've seen

David

If the metal is too thin then it will most likely crack the welds when you are using it, the part that bolts on the head looks like it weighs quite a bit as well and I was a bit confused by the fact that for each port it has 3x bolt holes except the end one which for some reason has 4x is this standard practice for manifolds I always thought it was 3x for the majority of them. Apart from that it don't look too bad and at that price it would be worth it just to test but tbh think the best manifold that I have seen done so far was the one aronmatic2 sold recently, that was a work of art.

[Azman]

For £90 though yo can't complain as you could always get it strengthened up with supports to prevent cracking at the welds... Just a thought

[Acidburn]

Yeah good point its mostly the weight of the turbo if its quite bit and not supported right. There are some good strenthening bars to help with this.

[Azman]

ar still thinking of getting one while they are cheap..... seen a good rs2 rep for 120quid too