Re: Ron's Parts

[Andy Murphy <andkat@foxinternet.net>]

Get the turbo gasket then...

          Andy



Ryan Schuermann wrote:
> 
> let me comment since I've personally seen two of these from RPI.
> 
> two words, don't bother.
> 
> they take the 5cyl turbo manifold, whackoff the 5th runner and weld
> back the t-body plate, and weld on or close off the various other
> vaccume holes. The manifold IS a hell of a lot longer and straiter
> and the runners are larger in diameter, i think they claim an 18% hp
> increase by bolting it up to a p/p head. This is where I scream
> bullshit. The manifold does NOT line up to the head intake ports. the
> audi manifold ports are oval in shape, much more so than the sock
> intake holes on our head, the overlap is insane, to port match the
> manifold to the head, the gasket would be less than 2mm thick in
> a few spots, which is NOT good. The bolt holes all line up, but

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