182 mani on at last !

[Andyman]

Bought my 182 manifold a few months back and finally got it all bolted up to the mk1 172 today.

Got a couple o mates on the job, one a mechanic and the other a welder. Cost me the grand total of 100 notes all done.

We also cut down and modded my Janspeed decat to fit to the system. Biggest job was getting hold of a gasket between the centre section and the decat !!

For some reason the exhaust sounds a whole lot quieter which is a bit strange. Got more of a quality growl now.

Cars booked in for a remap on Monday.

Only down size is we couldnt use the 182 cat for MOT time due to it being too long.

Here's a few pics.

 

[Fred@BTM]

you run out of wrapping? (its a b*****d to do eh!)

 

[The Hoff]

Does wrapping actually work for reducing engine bay temperature as much as claimed?

 

[LegoHead]

Its more to do with keeping the air in the exhaust as hot as possible. Makes it flow better.

 

[The Hoff]

Hmm, but i heard wrapping can cool yout engine bay by upto 70%.

 

[Fred@BTM]

not really, it doesn't get as hot, but its still gets hot

 

[Andyman]

50 foot of wrapping on that !! the wee tie's are a fiver each !!

God knows if it works but as i had the manifold sitting there and its only to be done once i thought why not plus i spoke to Andy GDI and he recommended i did it and apparently he's gonna be doing it to his 182 demo at some point.

any heat reduction is a bonus

 

[Fred@BTM]

oh god yeah, we did it on ours, took afd to do it, the wee tie's are a rip off, you should've used lock wire!

 

[Andy GDI]

its a long horrid job, itchy arms!!!

but the under bonnet temps are much better

 

[Johnc172]

i got mine ceramic coated by camcoat, does the same thing, just need to get it fitted now!

 

[Andyman]

its a long horrid job, itchy arms!!!

but the under bonnet temps are much better

I never found it that bad to do at all. Took just over a hour and no itchy arms either

 

[LegoHead]

Can anyone give me a quick breakdown of what needs to be done to fit this?

 

[Ali]

nice job. I was going to fit a 182 mani...But i canny be arsed.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Can anyone give me a quick breakdown of what needs to be done to fit this?

remove subframe, remove old one, fit new one, bodge up a link pipe

job done, should only take you 10-12 hours!

 

[R20 CWH]

nice job. I was going to fit a 182 mani...But i canny be arsed.

get it done!!

 

[LegoHead]

remove subframe, remove old one, fit new one, bodge up a link pipe

job done, should only take you 10-12 hours!

With my expertise or yours .lol. What's a subframe?......:clown:

 

[jayxx83]

The 182 manifold is a quality bit of kit for an out of the factory hatchback car!

 

[Jones]

More importantly how does it go now?

 

[Englebert]

My worry about wrapping the manifold is the quality of the metal used for making it (being OEM and Renault i'd presume not that great!).

 

[Jones]

They are stainless steel arnt they?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah its fine, welds aren't the best on the plannet, but for a stock standard part its bloody good

 

[Andyman]

Took about 5 hours to fit and about a hour all in to weld the zorst / mod the Janspeed decat.

Does make a noticeable difference to performance from what i felt although not booted it behond 3 thousand revs due to it running dangerously lean. Its in getting remapped now.

 

[Jones]

i want one

 

[Andyman]

A while back there were 182 manifolds for sale on ebay every other week but now supplies seem to have dried up.

Finding one is more hassle than fitting one !!

 

[matty w]

is there anything to look out for when fitting them ?i'm fitting mine on my mates ramp,there never on ebay now i brought one off ebay and its absolutly mint for £132

 

[Leeshez]

Looks good but is that rust on the sills?

 

[matty w]

Looks good but is that rust on the sills?

thats a rusty ramp by the looks of it

 

[Neil G]

Good work

 

[Andyman]

is there anything to look out for when fitting them ?i'm fitting mine on my mates ramp,there never on ebay now i brought one off ebay and its absolutly mint for £132

Thats a damn good price that.

Just basic mechanic skills will see it fitted but it is a b**ch of a job and one that folk always say they'd never do again !!

Looks good but is that rust on the sills?

Tis the ramp thats rusty ya cheeky bugger My m8 bought it for 100 notes lol