Will a manifold designed for a 1.8 Longitudinal engine fit a Transverse engine ? Someone is trying to convince me that it will fit
Longitudinal / Transverse manifolds ?
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im not sure really. i just bought a t3/t4 port and polished manifold and didnt even think to check about the transverse part. it said it was fot the 1.8t so i bought it lol.
weather or not its any good ill find out eventually.
weather or not its any good ill find out eventually.
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when i was comparing them on ebay they look so similar when it comes to ko3s fittment. some look more central and others look offset. but i have not seen a equal lenght transverse only a longitudinal 1. it seems when going for a t3 or t4 fittment they dont mention what 1 it fits so im guessing that the head fitment are the same 
I doubt it, there usually quit different and also the turbo and downpipe positions need to be considered.
I might be wrong, but I think Audi have their engines longitudinally? Or at least the older ones did, not sure what they do now.
As rsmith says, even if it does physically fit the engine and you can get it into the car it's likely the connections off to the exhaust will be in the wrong place.
As rsmith says, even if it does physically fit the engine and you can get it into the car it's likely the connections off to the exhaust will be in the wrong place.
They will fit, so technically they're not wrong. however, to be able to bolt a turbo or anything else on, no.
longti mount puts turbo between runner #1,#2 and transverse between runners #3,#
it will bolt to head of course but thats about as far as you will get on fitment.. nothing else will line up
it will bolt to head of course but thats about as far as you will get on fitment.. nothing else will line up
well thats fair enough. so basically if you did get a wrong 1 then it would be more of a case of modifying the exhaust then? i was just concerned that the manifold would not fit the block after reading this. but as far as i can tell if your going down the big turbo route which is either t3 or t4 fittment then their is going to be modification required anyway. obviously you dont wanna buy a manifold designd for a ko3s when your going bt.
yes its only the earlier audi a4 and other 1.8t models befor 99 that where longitudinal.
all seats and vw and skodas are transverse as far as i have found out.
yeah i was not sure when audi stopped doing them i know the rest of the vag series do use transverse.
Thanks for the valid input mate, what if the manifold was designed to fit a longitudinal engine but the mount point of the turbo was dead on centre or more towards centre then runner 1-2 ?
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