cryo treatment and mods to EM, dialynx in particular

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
To: <auditude at neta.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: cryo treatment and mods to EM, dialynx in particular


> > I'm looking into preventing warpage and cracking on a turbo exhaust
> > manifold, particularly a dialynx one.
>
> What we in the UK call a "piece of piss".  Bin it.

Depending on where you are. In Yorkshire a 'piece of piss' is used to
describe an easy task. A Dialynx manifold is a 'piece of shite'.

>
> You can do what you like to it - you still can't recreate Audi's
> multi-chamber design, you still can't get onto four of the nuts axially,
and
> you still have to shorten #1 bottom stud and fiddle about to get the nut
on.
> Plus the turbo mounting orientation is off and you'll probably have to fit
> the downpipe to the middle box pipe with a flexible pipe.

He's right - its chalk and cheese.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine