Exhaust Manifold Question

[Backmarker]

Digging through the boot of our rescued S4 I found this manifold. Anyone recognize it? An earlier aftermarket piece? It’s serviceable but would need the female down pipe.

Other image is what a prior owner stuffed in. 2-3 pipes are pressed against the body.

[Billmack]

That's an actual manifold from an early elan. Or a darn good copy

[skelteanema]

Looks the same as the one on my 1967 S3 Elan.

My car has a small silencer just below this, with a flared pipe to fit to the manifold via a two part clamp. This is correct for may car according to the workshop manual/parts list/Bucklands book.

A real pain to fit and tighten the clamp.

[billwill]

From the Wiki


Item 1 on the diagram, the relevant downpipe is item 3.

My s3 had one of these for most of its life, but I got a twin-two-branch system (7,8,9) in around 2001 and sold my old manifold.

Much wanted by originality-fetishists.

[rgh0]

That's an actual manifold from an early elan. Or a darn good copy

They were actually used up to the S4 for the standard non SE cars

cheers
Rohan

[jk952]

I had one of item 3 original resonator some time back: inside the main pipe went straight through with if I recall correctly, four rows of four 5/16 holes, with rows alternatively offset half a pitch, in case anyone was interested.
Probably better access to things with the resonator vs headers.
Jack

[ncm]

Other image is what a prior owner stuffed in. 2-3 pipes are pressed against the body.

The pipes are pressed against the body because the P.O. has fitted the engine mount spacers to the wrong ( carb) side of the block.....

Brian.

[Bigbaldybloke]

First picture of a tubular manifold looks remarkably like the Double S aftermarket one on my Plus 2.

[rgh0]

I am amazed you can actually get the headers in at all with the spacers on the wrong side. How much of the chassis flange needed to be modified ?

cheers
Rohan