Mani has blown :( - Saxperience

danneh · 14th April 2008, 22:53

Well not a good start.. only bought my car 2 weeks ago, and the manifold has blown today! Sounds ridiculously loud and tappety lol. Anyways, might aswell upgrade to a 4-2-1 or 4-1 mani, any recommendations? Ive seen the raceland, but relocation of the oil filter is needed. I'll probably be getting the work done by a garage, would any1 know a reasonable quote for this job?

Regards,

CJ_Saxo · 14th April 2008, 22:58

Is it a mk 1 or 2 you have?

If its a mk 2 i think the supersprint one fits straight on

danneh · 14th April 2008, 23:05

mark 2 vtr matey. dunno if i can justify spending 250 on a mani, any alternatives? thanks.

tobomoto · 14th April 2008, 23:15

im going to have a go at doing it myself soon. i ordered the parts today.

danneh · 14th April 2008, 23:23

well i could give it ago with my dad, but i would rather pay some garage to do it proper for 60£ or so?

tobomoto · 14th April 2008, 23:26

dunno what they will charge but theyll do the same as what i will do. ill put the money towards a new bumper though!

Dar-Bar_Vtr · 15th April 2008, 00:14

mate gmc do a 4-2-1 i think, for the mark 2, n u dnt need to do the filter change shit.. i think its around the 230 mark tho.. are you wanting a decat?! lol

tobomoto · 15th April 2008, 00:18

i emailed them the other day. they said a mk 1 cat would fit on it. think ill get a raceland one though. im up for a challenge...

danneh · 15th April 2008, 00:18

i want a cat for mot purposes.

Mr_suv · 15th April 2008, 00:29

a pro job on taking off a few bolts and putting a gasket in the way?its so easy to do mate there are about 5 guides on here on how to do it and youll end up saving yourself about £50 quid or so only use garages for head work

danneh · 15th April 2008, 00:45

yeh ill give it a go then, just need to decide which mani to get now..

Mr_suv · 15th April 2008, 00:50

ok but go to your local gsf and make sure you buy the exhaust gaskets, just jack the car up, take your time, dont panic and youl be fine

danneh · 15th April 2008, 10:07

I feel disgusting! My dads just been round to look at my mani, the exhaust has totally dropped off from the cat convertor. Its hanging on by a sensor. He demanded me to take it to kwik fit and get it sorted - and me being a busy person need my car all hours of the day therefore took it this morning. Well, ive just paid £200 for a new mani (with cat) and fitting. I feel sick, ive just been totally ripped off. But what could I do, I dont have time to look around for a new mani/second hand one. ARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

tobomoto · 15th April 2008, 10:13

ouch! bad news dude

Nick_106 · 15th April 2008, 10:16

Harsh mate!

danneh · 15th April 2008, 10:28

sigh.. well my alpine 9886 came today so atleast that cheered me up alittle.

Mertin · 15th April 2008, 11:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by danneh

I feel disgusting! My dads just been round to look at my mani, the exhaust has totally dropped off from the cat convertor. Its hanging on by a sensor. He demanded me to take it to kwik fit and get it sorted - and me being a busy person need my car all hours of the day therefore took it this morning. Well, ive just paid £200 for a new mani (with cat) and fitting. I feel sick, ive just been totally ripped off. But what could I do, I dont have time to look around for a new mani/second hand one. ARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Its your car and your money, not his!

Surely there is another alternative to using your car for a day or two till you got the manifold ordered and fitted it yourself?

Gabbastard · 15th April 2008, 11:54

Someone on here could have done it if they were local.

danneh · 15th April 2008, 12:04

oh well its getting done now!