2.9 6 branch stainless manifold

[maff 10]

I think i've caught a bit of a tuning bug with my third corrado vr6!, anyhow a good friend of mine is in process of finishing his mk1 golf vr6 convertible and he has purchased a stainless 6 branch manifold which will not fit his car.

So he's offered it to me for a bargain price but will this fit my 2.9 corrado? i'm thinking im gonna have trouble as it says on the ebay ad its for a 2.8 golf, i take it the headers would mate up to the head but would i have trouble mating the cat up?

Anybody got one of these fitted?

[emu 0]

will fit, they are interchangeable

[maff 10]

Cheers, £65? I've got to make it fit havn't i! And do i need to heat wrap it all, or not?

[Dude VR6 0]

I haven't wrapped mine, as I use my car daily and don't have any problems. But if you intend to use your car as a track car, then wrap it.

[maff 10]

Ok, it wont be my daily drive and ive no real plans to do a track day, (would love to do one one day though) and i cant say ive ever wrapped an exhaust before and it looks like a bit of a fiddle tbh, also was thinking as the 2.9's run quite hot will this exhaust increase the underbonnet temps with normal driving? would definatly look better unwrapped though

 

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How different did your vr feel with manifold fitted dude vr6? does it help with the power much? I'm planning a few mods to mine, hopefully some 263 schimmels and the 6 branch would work well together, I already have a Bmc fitted.

[VAG-hag 0]

I would wrap it mate.... its not too bad a job just give yourself plenty of time..... also its a fair job fitting it so you dont want to be taking it off again to wrap it if needed do you?

 

Dude, you should know better!! :lol:

[VW_OwneR_85 1]

lol if you can p155, you can wrap an exhaust, its deffinalty worth doing to keep the heat down regardless of the cars use,

my mk2 golf had a 4into1 joby fitted by the previous owner and i recently swapped it back to stock becuase it hit the tunnel and vibrated the car on idle, it was an absolute pig of a job! would of been easier to have removed the engine but would of taken longer, this was on a 2.0 16v ABF i can imagine the vr6 being even tighter though,

[maff 10]

Well apparantly this manifold wont fit my corrado vr6 as my mate has just emailed the guy on ebay, and it does state for a golf vr6? but surely it will, gonna have a measure up tomorrow BEFORE stripping anything, wrapping is a good idea you guys are right

[CazzaVR 0]

If it will fit a Golf VR, it will fit the Corrado!

[emu 0]

Well apparantly this manifold wont fit my corrado vr6 as my mate has just emailed the guy on ebay, and it does state for a golf vr6? but surely it will, gonna have a measure up tomorrow BEFORE stripping anything, wrapping is a good idea you guys are right

 

 

golf mk3 vr6 and corrado vr6 are using same manifold so it will fit.

[maff 10]

Ok we'll have a go then, thanks for the reasurance guys

[Dude VR6 0]

When I fitted mine, I also had 263 cams and a re-map done at the same time, so yes it did make a difference. Vag-Hag I do know better, never needed to wrap an exhaust, even on all the race cars I've ever built, and I've built quite a few. Like I said, unless your going to use the car as a serious track day car, then you don't need to wrap it. The original cast exhaust produces just as much heat as the 6 branch, but unlike a stainless steel exhaust, it retains the heat for longer after the engine is switched off. As long as you re- fit the heat shield, you won't notice a difference.

[Wendy 0]

Vag-Hag I do know better, never needed to wrap an exhaust, even on all the race cars I've ever built, and I've built quite a few.

 

Fight fight- come on we need some action round here !! :D

[VAG-hag 0]

Yeah put up your dukes! :)

[Dude VR6 0]

Don't bloody start you two !!!!!!!!!

[VAG-hag 0]

so Wendy.... as the ref are you open to bribes?? ;)

[P3rks 11]

You don't need to heat wrap it, but I would just to get the temperatures in the engine bay down.

 

But make sure you do it properly and don't leave any area's without it - You'll cause heat spots where all the heat is released in a small area and cause premature failure. Either do it properly or not at all.

[Dude VR6 0]

so Wendy.... as the ref are you open to bribes?? ;)

 

Just you wait till I see you, I`m going to give you such a hidiing

[VAG-hag 0]

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