Author Topic: Will a 1.8T exhaust maniflold work on a 1.6TD?  (Read 2426 times)

February 01, 2008, 06:31:27 pm

914turboford

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Will a 1.8T exhaust maniflold work on a 1.6TD?
« on: February 01, 2008, 06:31:27 pm »
I am wondering if a 1.8T exhaust manifold will bolt to the 1.6TD head. You can get some nice ones on Ebay for $100 or so. They have them with the standard T3 rectangular flange, too.
Brian

Reply #1February 01, 2008, 06:41:02 pm

vwmike

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Will a 1.8T exhaust maniflold work on a 1.6TD?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2008, 06:41:02 pm »
Not a chance. If you want an ebay manifold look for the cast 8v manifolds. They're all over ebay.

Reply #2February 01, 2008, 10:26:33 pm

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Will a 1.8T exhaust maniflold work on a 1.6TD?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2008, 10:26:33 pm »
Can you use a stock 1.6TD intake or do you need to go with a gas intake also?

Reply #3February 01, 2008, 11:52:46 pm

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Will a 1.8T exhaust maniflold work on a 1.6TD?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2008, 11:52:46 pm »
Quote from: "914turboford"
Can you use a stock 1.6TD intake or do you need to go with a gas intake also?


With the ebay 8v manifold you could use either.

Reply #4February 03, 2008, 05:25:06 am

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Will a 1.8T exhaust maniflold work on a 1.6TD?
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 05:25:06 am »
i got an ebay 8v gas exhaust mani,
I had to grind my intake gas manifold a little in a few spots. Not too much, but three or four spots were hitting. Maybe the exhaust mani was designed for a cross flow gas head.
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