Exhaust manifolds - what are they?

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:13 pm

Hi,
My drivers side exhaust manifold is about 1/2 inch from my power steering box. In hot weather it overheats the PAS box. I have std. Range Rover single exit manifolds.

Somebody else has a factory Rover V8 install in an LDV 400 series with PAS, and it has exhaust manifolds that I don't recognise:

On the RR manifolds, no. 2 drops down to pass underneath the no. 4 exit. These manifolds have no. 2 staying high up and collecting no. 4 as it goes past.

Any idea what they're from?, are they LDV specials?

Thanks,

Chris.

JSF55 · Post by **JSF55** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:41 pm

Hi chris, they look like old P5B manifolds, dammed if i can find a pic of them anywhere, there almost straight and the end, exit at 90 degrees going straight down to the floor, not very good for flow, john

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:54 am

P5B eh?, interesting. Thanks. Anybody else confirm that?

Chris.

jrv8 · Post by **jrv8** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:24 am

Hi Chris,
Are these manifolds centre exit , or rear exit ?
I think that I may be able to help.
Jim

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:20 am

Ah, well, that I'm not 100% sure about.

To be a straight swap with the manifold I have fitted at present, I need centre exit.

Chris.

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:04 pm

Chris,

have you considered heat shielding instead?

Cheers,

Ian

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:29 pm

I will probably do that as well, but what I'm trying to recreate is how LDV did it, as they have no heatshield.

I've also only got about 1/2 inch gap, not allowing for engine movement!!

Chris.

john 215 · Post by **john 215** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:46 pm

Hi Chris,any part numbers anywhere?,Rover did love casting them into most parts!
Cheers John.

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:03 pm

I'm hoping the forum member on the LDV owners forum who kindly provided that photo above will get a photo of a set on an engine out of the vehicle.

I don't think I can get a part number, but I will ask!

Chris.

JSF55 · Post by **JSF55** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:49 pm

Chris, this has just come up on ebay, no pic as yet, john
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-3-5L-V8-Exh ... dZViewItem

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:05 pm

Thanks!

JSF55 · Post by **JSF55** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:07 pm

Sorry chris thats not wot i was expecting....the search goes on !!

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:48 pm

I should be sorted - JRV8 has a pair of LDV manifolds that he's selling me.

When I get them I'm going to take some pictures for ref. and put on my website.

Chris.

JSF55 · Post by **JSF55** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:15 pm

Found them !!!! on ebay so there for sale !! john
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-V8-exhaust- ... dZViewItem

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:47 pm

Interesting. They would be OK too. But they aren't quite the same as the LDV ones!!

When I get them I'll post some pics.

Chris.