RS2 EM genuine or good copy?

[K Simmonds]

This arrived from Germany today, look real enough to me but I thought I'd get some other opinions.

[K Simmonds]

And a shot of the all important wastegate flange, the holes look nice and central and all the studs are square to each other.

[nip]

looks the same as my one

[fish]

the top left stud on WG flange isn´t centered... Look ok though.

[Rusty]

How mcuh did you pay?

[K Simmonds]

£240 delivered. The seller has more by the looks of it, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=014

[kwlw]

Copy for sure. I'm not big expert, however I have good memory for pictures. And those pictures does not match RS2 manifold by looks .

EDIT: However build quality of this one, put me somewhat in doubt. I have checked my RS2 manifold pictures in my archive and come to the conclusion, that this one is cast much better than usual RS2 replicas. Maybe some improved knock off version 2? Machining however is done quite badly, I hardly believe, that this was done properly.

So that thing MAY be genuine, or at least better copy of the genuine one, than usually guys do. I know someone who is running RS2 manifold from ebay.de, and we could not determine it is replica or not. Still no cracks from last summer.

Regarding bolt pattern - I'm not sure how it should be. I think one bolt is offset on rs2 manifolds.

Sau

[Rusty]

That's cheap enough, if it lasts a bit then all good. OE one new is £450+

[K Simmonds]

I'm going to using a flexi joint at the bottom of the down pipe, so hopefully it should last OK. The seller swears that it's genuine and the casting looks very tidy, but for the price I can't be sure.

[Rusty]

Yeah, it is very cheap... unfortunately it would seem that only time will tell how good it is as in terms of pictures there isn't much to identify if it's fake or no.

[UrS4boy]

Copy for sure. I'm not big expert, however I have good memory for pictures. And those pictures does not match RS2 manifold by looks . Sau

Here is what a flock of real RS2 manifolds look like (nothing like one in the photos above - look at the casting texture and colour):



Photo is from a North American GB that we did (same time as the K24 1335 turbos)

[Jonas_R]

Damn that is a lot of RS2 manifolds
Does K24 1335 turbo's what is the output?

[K Simmonds]

Looks like a copy then, oh well lets hope it lasts OK.

[twoqu]

I remember someone in recent history who bought two supposed genuine RS2 manifolds. He discovered that they were not genuine and had to destroy them in order to get a refund through PP/credit card I believe. Perhaps they will chip in!
Never a good sign if someone has more than one of something!
I did start a thread warning about the copies last year. Should have extracted the info and got it made a sticky somewhere really! Obviously that wouldn't be foolproof as whoever manufacturers them would be devious enough to incorporate the "improvements".
Obviously a genuine one would command a higher price. I would say as long as you are made aware that it is not a genuine one you could bid accordingly. If it fits and does what you want then its just the initial dishonesty that hard to stomach.

[K Simmonds]

I'd paid for mine before the seller listed another one. The seller has been selling what looks like ex stock genuine VAG parts, mostly spark plugs. Mine came in a bag with a supposedly real VAG packing sticker attached and like I said before it is a tidy casting inside and out. But the finish is clearly different to ones having an orgy in the above photo, so I have to suspect that it's a copy all be it a good one. As long as it stay together I'll be happy.