Differences between the MK1 and MK2 exhausts?

[JB434]

Are there any differences between the MK1 and MK2 exhausts?

The reason I'm asking is that a neighbour has offered me an exhaust for a fiver, but the car it is from is a MK2 and it's my MK1 which could use a new exhaust.
Will this system fit my car?
If it helps my car is a 95' 1.8 while the car the exhaust is from is a 00', I'm not certain but I think it's a 1.8 with all the toys, (such as front fog lights which are the sole thing I'm basing my guess on.)


Thanks

[Eighteeteewhy]

The manifolds are different, not sure about the rest.


Thread needs title BTW.

[JB434]

Eighteeteewhy said:

The manifolds are different, not sure about the rest.


Thread needs title BTW.

Thanks; yeah, I noticed that the thread had no title just after I posted it, it definitely had one when I hit post so it must have gotten lost between my phone and the forum.
Thanks to whichever mod fixed it for me.

[Oldandslow]

They're always listed seperately. The shape may be the same but the Mk2 (and some late Mk1's) have a longer cat so the middle pipe is a different length.

I don't think 95 is anywhere late enough to have the longer cat. Still if it's cheap enough a competent exhaust place should be able to weld an extension piece in and make it fit for not too many readies.

[Richyvrlimited]

Mk1 to mk2 are completely different. They follow the same general-ish route, but the IDs flanges, flange locations and hangers are all different.

You could take a complete MK2 exhaust manifold, etc and fit it to a MK1,and it'd physically fit, but you'd still struggle with the hangers.

Mix and matching won't work without custom mid sections to mate them up

[JB434]

Thanks for the replies.

That'll be a no then. I don't know anyone who could weld and frankly it'd be a bit of a waste of time considering I'll probably want to get a non-standard system at somepoint relatively soon anyway.