Not wishing to be a conspiracy theorist but to me it looks like the pics are not of the same manifold!
The first pic looks like a replica as the colour is very brown and if you look very closely the Audi symbol and the part number is very close together.
The other pic looks different in colour and there is a space between the Audi rings and the part number which is I understand is correct. Search using RS2 manifold and a few threads come up with pics which might help you come to a conclusion.
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I purchased my used RS2 exhaust manifold for 300 bucks. I wouldn't pay more then 600 for a "real" new one from a non retailer.Leave a comment:
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What makes you think this is real ? As I said the outside of a copy looks identical as they have taken a mould from a real one so it will still have the 4 rings and the DS5 written on it !
It is inside the the collector (they internal cast shape) that will give it away if it is a copy as this is the hard bit to copy properly.
This is what I asked for a photo of but you don't have it,if this is what you asked him for then I'm suspicious. The other thing is that the 4 bolts that go in the wast gate location are in a bag, a real one would come with these in it. I'm not saying that they could not have been removed but why would they be ? Get a photo of the collector close up and a photo of the waste gate mounting point
and I will tell you if it is real.Leave a comment:
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If that larger picture is actually a picture of the EM in question, then you are probably looking at a OE RS2 manifold. Now the issue is what is the asking price?Leave a comment:
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looks real and has the D5S for Nickel Iron, that is IMO if it isn't I take no responsibility.Leave a comment:
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It could be, really need a close up of the collector to be sure, this is how you will spot a copy as the outside of a copy is very often identical.Leave a comment:
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