Re: A2 Downpipe in A1 Chassis

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Tosha,

No, it will not fit. If you had them laying side-by-side it would be
obvious. The A2 style exhaust goes OVER the steering rack in the car and the
A1 style goes UNDER the steering rack. That makes almost and S shape to the
A2 down pipe which will not clear the firewall.

I guess you could cut out the firewall and weld in some new sheet metal, but
you'd probably lose your center consol. :)

Later -- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For the Wife & baby)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: A2 Downpipe in A1 Chassis


>
> There are no stupid questions, right?
>
> What happens if I swap the A2 dual downpipe (86 GTI donor) along with
> it's 1.8L engine
> into my 1981 Scirocco? My front sway bar goes around the FRONT so it
> won't bang any down pipe.
>
> Any reason I don't want to use it? Any reason I have to go with
> something from TT? Any reason an early A1 downpipe/manifold won't mate
> up
> to the 1.8L, 10:1 engine with it's hydro valves?
>
> tia,
> TBerk
>
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