Originally Posted by Gumby
I've left a message for him. I should know by this weekend whether he is interested in the idea or not. I'll keep everyone posted.
My eventual goal is to throw the 1.9 into a manta but that is considerably down the road. I'd imagine that if it fits in a GT it would fit in a Manta... Rallybob can correct me if I am wrong on that... the manta however seems to allow for a more optimal header layout because it doesn't have such sever space restrictions.
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Manifolding will probably be different because of the space restrictions of a GT's body vs the engine mounts/sway bar location on a Manta. PITA really, but I spent days just looking at trying to make a universal manifold but couldn't come up with a good flowing manifold that would fit both cars. I didn't want to make a restrictive manifold if I was going to the trouble of making one from scratch. Not saying it can't be done, but it sure didn't look too obvious to me!
Sad to hear your welder friend is slow. Seems to be a lot of that going on lately in all different fields. Heard from another forum member about a similar header builder looking for work, wanted me to prototype a GT header for a production run to keep him busy. I have to try to fit that into my schedule now! Of course, if he does build GT headers he'll need a source of flanges, right? Maybe I can help a few people get more paying work out of this!
Bob