Plastic Inlet Manifold On 93/94 Gti..

[gerry 5]

Can anyone clarify if an earlier say 91 inlet is the same as the later plastic ones??

 

Basically jsut about to buy to buy a late 1993 built 205 gti which has the plastic inlet in stead of the ally one.

 

And the car has basically gone under a ute very very lightly and the front of bonnet/grill etc has pushed down on it and cracked it

 

 

Now what are my options to fix the inlet?

 

Can I get another inlet off another 1.9 gti be it alloy or plastic, or does it have to be the same and if so what are my chances of getting a plastic one or are the alloy ones better??

 

Thanks in advance Gerry

[welshpug 1,657]

afaik they will fit just fine, even the throttle body will swap over.

 

not sure however if the alloy inlet will have the relevant fixings for any extra stuff a Motronic equipped aus car would have but it shouldn't be hard to make them fit, they may even be limited to the throttle body.

[gerry 5]

Is there any advantages to getting another plastic one (If I can) or just get alloy one??

 

Yeah only differance really here is air con...

 

Here is piccy..

 

Edited September 20, 2012 by gerry

[Carbs4me 45]

i have a spare inlet for a 1.9 if your interested... but for the postage to oz im not sure how much that would be.

[Carbs4me 45]

me and my mate where talking about this last night about plastic inlets over the metal ones, and we decided the air would be cooled better with a metal over plastic one.

[gerry 5]

Have you a plastic or metal one??

[Carbs4me 45]

Metal

[welshpug 1,657]

just remembered, Graham would be able to tell you more, he has a plastic inlet on his engine IIRC

[petert 586]

Yes, so long as it's a Motronic manifold (with coil mounts) it's a straight swap. Earlier Jetronic cars have the coil mounted over near the battery etc.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Plastic ones are better, The only downside is as you know they can break. But as said the late Alloy ones have all the take off's

[gerry 5]

Will have to put up a wanted for a plastic one then (will first see how bad the one is as it maybe be able to be fixed...)!! Or just get a later alloy one...

 

Cheers for the replys everyone

[205Mi16Mick 1]

Hi Gerry,

 

Where the heck in WA did you find one of these? You haven't mentioned it to me. Is this the end of the white one?

 

I have a spare alloy inlet manifold from an '87 if you can't find anything better.

 

Regards,

Michael

[gerry 5]

Lol Michael it wont fit as I need it to have the coil in the centre mounting points

 

Getting it from over east, once it comes I may sell the white one....

[205Mi16Mick 1]

I saw that, but couldn't you mod one?

 

That explains how you found one in WA.

Edited September 22, 2012 by 205Mi16Mick

[gerry 5]

Nah I want it factory look....