[s-cars] How much are the RS2 manifolds going for now?

[Djdawson2 at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/6/04 1:28:54 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
g.grubr at connectel-us.com writes:
with reasonable treatment (warm up/cool down) should last at least 100k or
more IMO .... 120k was about my limit per unit but I have the car in Europe
for most of that time and that was not, even remotely, 65 per hour ..
Yes, I don't think that one should view the RS2 EM as only a short term 
solution.  I have one that has just about 100k on it.  My use doesn't compare to 
what is possible in Europe, but I work my cars pretty hard.  Mine still doesn't 
have any cracks, and was never coated in any way.

Another thing that might increase longevity...  Another CO lister (Chad 
Clark) felt that he was experiencing exhaust leaks due to the EM warping.  (I think 
that's the story)  He removed it, and sure enough, it was no longer flat.  He 
then had it machined flat.  So I'm thinking, that once the EM has been 
"seasoned," it might not be a bad idea to have it checked and machined.  That alone 
should help reduce the stress put on the part, and quite possibly increase its 
useful life.
.02 from CO,
Dave