Oh ok fair enough! I know ph1 and ph2 aren't interchangeable but must admit I assumed ph2 and 182 would be the same, my bad
No bad chief - I though the same until I looked at mine a few weeks back - unless I have been 'had' by the previous owner.
Inlets we're talking about? PH1 to PH2 172 are fine, as long as you have the ancilliaries from either - one is a cable throttle body, the other is FBW - I also sense the lower part of the inlet has some form of fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail, where as the PH2 does not - but both are interchangeable.
I've put a PH1 inlets on a PH2 by migrating the components above (probably more, but it was 2 years ago) but when coming to change PH2 172 > 182 there was a bit more too it - oil breather return pipe I think was one thing I remember and the layout of the rocker hole (although Im scratching my head thinking if that is correct) so its not a direct swap anyway - despite my poor memory.
You'd seriously have to consider why you'd bother though - load of faffing for little rewards.