6 branch

[vwman 0]

I have been looking on e bay and found new stainless 6 branch for £180 delivered the thing that is worring me a little is the fact that the standard down pipe has a flexi and 6 branch does not . how do u over come this i was thinking about getting a cat bye pass and putting a flexi in it .

[matth76 1]

Better off spending a bit more money on a quality one mate. Cheap ones are prone to sheering and breaking. You're right you do need flexi joints on them just like the original exhaust manifold to keep it as independent as possible to engine movement. Also its a good idea to get the front and gearbox engine mounts uprated to Vibratechnic or similar to reduce engine movement.

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if its a raceland manifold it does have a flexi bracket

[vwman 0]

it is a raceland 6 branch but the pic does not show a flexi in it . are the race land ones any good ?

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i like mine and no probs so far although i have uprated engine mounts and have only done 2k since it was fitted

[vwman 0]

how does the flexi work on the down pipe as im very temped to order it .

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i think the bracket is spring loaded

[vwman 0]

think im going to go looking for some engine mounts then lol

[Seademon 0]

I've heard good things about the raceland products - everyone that has one of their products has been very pleased as far as I know.

[matth76 1]

If it's a Raceland it should be quite good. Thats a very good price if it is a genuine one. I'm surprised it doesn't come with the flexi joint.. I thought Raceland exhaust manifolds came with them.

[kilokilla 0]

they do sort of they have a spring loaded adapter that goes between bottom of downpipe and cat or decat i have raceland 6 branch and decat on my passat and am well impressed with the quality and improved performance

[petervr6 0]

those mani had to change?

[Petesvw 0]

I've got a raceland unit, as have many on here, no probs on mine and i don't recall hearing of any to date!

[sparkz 0]

think im going to go looking for some engine mounts then lol

SOLID isnt the word!! Rock hard, no movement at all. Vf-engineering mounts.

[ventovr6essex1 0]

are they the vf mounts ? if do u get any extra engine noise through the car . i put some cheep one on a mk 2 once and it was like being in a rally car dash used to rattle u didnt need to look at the rev tac u could feel when to change gear .

[Ciaran 4]

the joing which is flanged has an arrangement with 2 springs to allow a bit of flex.

iv only fitted a front engine mount and have a manifold to foit should i do the gearbox one aswell?? and how much??

[FishWick 21]

are they the vf mounts ? if do u get any extra engine noise through the car . i put some cheep one on a mk 2 once and it was like being in a rally car dash used to rattle u didnt need to look at the rev tac u could feel when to change gear .

You can get away with a VF front one as the front cross member the mount sits on is isolated by rubber bushes. Don't use a VF rear one or gearbox mount, they're ridiculous.

The best mounts by far are Vibratechnics.

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iv got vibra tech allk round and theyr fine

[Ciaran 4]

well i have the vibratech race front one seems pretty stiff to me. will this alone do or should i buy a gearbox mount aswell??

[matth76 1]

As far as I know it is wise to change the gearbox one as well as it supports the other end of the engine... this will stop the "rocking back and forth" motion. The front one will stop this to a certain extent on its own but the gearbox one should ideally be done as well to eliminate any movement. I was told by The Phirm the very rear mount doesn't take much of the engine weight and as such doesn't normally need doing plus if it is done it increases vibration slightly through the steering wheel as it is located right next to the steering column apparently.