2 piece exhaust manifold

[ikessel@worldnet.att.net]

> >Was the 2 piece 10vt exhaust manifold OEM on any Audi vehicle?  I was
> >thinking maybe this part was stock on a 1990 200 turbo.  If not, when was
> >the change made?

>According to research I conducted on this very point for Roger Galvin
>not five days ago, the two-part was stock on the 1989 and 1990 200TQ
>at least.

Not on my '89 and not on the '90 that I decided to pass on buying one
year prior to finding my '89
(due to the obvious preference of the K26 turbo to the K24). According
to my recearch the 2-piece EM were installed only as replacements. It is
an _extremely_ rare find at a salvage yard.
Perhaps it was different for the European market?

>We were bemused, because we already thought this to be the case, but
>we discovered a one-part on stripping his 200TQ.

>Obviously, the logical thing to do was replace the one-part (cracked)
>with a two-part.  Actually, it's a six-part ...

Ten. Plus seven gaskets, according to my 558kb 89_200TQ.mdb MSAccess
repair log file.
Here are the numbers for the whole thing. Perhaps the 10vt owners would
want to save it for that _inevidable_ future need.
____________________________________________________________________________________
RecID	Date	Part replaced/ Service performed	Part Number	Repair Group
Cost per Item	Total Items	Total Cost	Receipt?	Notes	Vendor

260	17-Mar-98	Exhaust manifold, 2-piece (kit), see below			$724.95	1		No
The kit includes items: from line 261 trough line 272	Don Rosen Audi
261	17-Mar-98	Exhaust manifold, 1	 -034-129-591-AC 			1		No	Included in
the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
262	17-Mar-98	Exhaust manifold, 2	 -034-129-592-   			1		No	Included in
the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
263	17-Mar-98	Clamp	 -034-129-933-   			2		No	Included in the Exhaust
Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
264	17-Mar-98	Pipe	 -034-129-995-   			2		No	Included in the Exhaust
Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
265	17-Mar-98	Pipe	 -034-129-903-   			1		No	Included in the Exhaust
Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
266	17-Mar-98	Support (WG to Block)	 -035-145-880-   			1		No	Included
in the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
267	17-Mar-98	Plug (for ehx. temp gauge port)	N-016-153-1  -   			1		No
Included in the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
268	17-Mar-98	Washer (for ehx. temp gauge port)	N-013-812-8  -   			1	
No	Included in the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
269	17-Mar-98	Washer (for EM studs)	N-900-955-01 -   			10		No	Included
in the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
270	17-Mar-98	Gasket (EM to Head)	 -028-129-589-B  			1		No	Included in
the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi
272	17-Mar-98	Gasket (EM to Turbo)	 -035-129-589-D  			1		No	Included in
the Exhaust Manifold kit, line 260.	Don Rosen Audi

Please note the line 266 - "Support". Expensive and a real b!tch to
install (here go your knucles). 
Thanks to Scott Justasson who insisted that I bought and installed mine.
A lot of people would tell you to skip it coz "it works good without
it". Sure. Just keep in mind that without this heavy cast iron support
your whole 1-piece exhaust assembly will be hanging on the No.No. 11 &
12 studs. Ever wondered why do they always break? Wonder no more. Audi
has already found the remedy. See line 266.

Alread in the UK found another solution - a flex bellow between the
exhaust itself and the EM and refuses to warrant his aftermarket EM
without purchasing the said bellow. He also thinks that the weight of
the heavy 1-piece ehxhaust of the 200, dangling on the No.No. 11 & 12
studs, is a bad idea.
--
Igor Kessel
Two turbo quattros