EM found-somebody pinch me

[Anton Gaidos <anton_gaidos@mentorg.com>]

All,
 I was just talking to Didi at Carlsen and she is ordering me a new
exhaust manifold (old style one piece) for my ur-quattro. I was
expecting a price anywhere from $600 - $1200 but it will be alot less. I
was stunned and instructed her to order one today.
 I suspect that I again will be seeing a cracked EM in my life but I
keep the car looking stock by not going with the two piece.
 I have two questions. One, anybody have any suggestions I can use to
limit the posibility of cracking the new one and two, before I install
it would it be worth having it extrude honned?
Thanks
Anton