non-nova related (mk3 astra)

[womble sri]

have looked for an exhaust manifold but have had no luck posted on mig and not had much just thought someone on here may have some knowledge on them. the car is a 1600 8v hatch think its mpi? found plenty for 16v but only a lexmaul one for the 8v and there silly money, well out of the budget anyway. any help would be much appreciated.
thanks neil

[Adam]

What are you after?
Exhaust manifold?

[SRI crazy]

hey a manifold off a mrk 2 astra is the same coz we use the mk3 engine with the mk2 manifold so see if u find any mk2's and hey presto there's your manifold

[womble sri]

so one from a 1600 mk2? will the exhaust ports be the same for all the small blocks?

[Adam]

Dont see a mk2 astra one fitting tbh, different exhaust system, Cat etc.

Sportex do a 4-1 for mk3 astras iirc.

[womble sri]

no they dont not an 8v trust me ove looked everywhere the only one ive found is lexmaul $$$$$$

[Adam]

You could fit a nova 4branch, but would then need your astra exhaust modding to fit..

[John]

Nova four branch or similar wil not fit if your astra has pas. I tried to mod one onto my mk 3 1.4mpi. Think i also had trouble with it hitting the o/s eng mount too. May be worth giving a specialist like powerflow a call, might still be cheaper than the lexmaul item.............

[mikey14sr]

Tbh you'll only see a gain from changing the manifold on a 16se if you've had a lot of work done to the head and a lumpy cam.