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Downpipes and such



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From: JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:39:17 -0500

>bad news, he is right somewhat.  All 16V exh 
manifolds have the 10MM studs
>where as all others(AFAIK)use 8MM studs. HTH
>Joshua C.
>'88 16V Red Rocc 

Euro A1 exhaust manifolds are 10mm also.

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rick Alexander [mailto:rick@brubakerbox.com]
>Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 4:55 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Cc: ikesvw@hotmail.com
>Subject: 2.0L - A1 swap manifold/downpipe question
>
>
>On my way home from this mornings ride I stopped at 
an import repair shop.
>Just because there have been Sciroccos there off 
and on. The Scirocco guy
>there has a real love affair going with Sciroccos 
but it is his first one.
>He is planning a 2.0L 16V transplant into a MK II 
8V car. He asked me if I
>had a manifold to sell explaining that he needed a 
Scirocco only manifold. I
>argued (lightly) with him that I thought he meant 
that he needed the down
>pipe as that would be the correct length. I would 
like the list to verify or
>correct my understanding that all 6 bolt flanges 
are the same and that it
>would be the down pipe that would be car specific.
>
>Now I want to hear from all the experts out there 
please.

If it's a MkII Scirocco, he'll need a 16V Scirocco 
exhaust manifold.

Peter - Bear Delaware 19701
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