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[davedogfish]

This winter's source of amusement will be replacing the exhaust manifolds on my S3C. Whilst I'm looking forward to the smell of Plus Gas and the snapping of bolts I do need some advice on whether the stainless manifolds from Racetechdirect and ACTproducts are the same product. If not, which vendor should I use? At £450 plus VAT Racetech's offering currently lists as £37 less than ACT's manifolds but before the "Scrooge" in me wins over I would like to know how the two compare for fit and quality.

Many thanks,
Dave

[RayTVR]

After you've practiced on yours, you can come and do mine. Those bolts don't look like they've been out in 26 years..

[glenrobbo]

Dave, are you quite sure that you are comparing like for like?

The S3c manifolds are different to the S3 items, i.e. they are shorter to allow for the cats ( or decat pipes ).
Similarly the "hockey sticks" are also shorter on the upper legs of the S3c installation.

[davedogfish]

Thanks for the feedback. The car is a decatted late '91 S3c (with hockey sticks replacing the cats). The manifolds have, of course, retained their lambda sensors. The ACT s/s replacements are specifically for The S3c and S4 and Racetech's site quotes "TVR Exhaust Manifolds PAIR for Cat cars with Lambda hole , 2.9 V6 , in Stainless steel ,Sold as a pair, Please allow 7 working days. Contains 1 x S29S 10064, 1 x S29S 10065". Both therefore appear to be the correct fit for the car - unless someone knows different of course.