ABA Header in an MK1

[FrankyReyes]

So im in the process of putting an ABA engine in an 83 Rabbit Pickup and im having a hard time finding a header that clears the shift linkage....any ideas, thoughts, suggestions would be appreciated.

[8v-of-fury]

So im in the process of putting an ABA engine in an 83 Rabbit Pickup and im having a hard time finding a header that clears the shift linkage....any ideas, thoughts, suggestions would be appreciated.

You'd think with the frequency of this swap.. they'd be common place by now.

http://techtonicstuning.com/main/ind...Path=2_11_4_20

I am pretty sure, the "TALL BLOCK" they refer to is the ABA swap.

[TM87]

Raceland fits just fine.

[FrankyReyes]

Raceland fits just fine.

the MK1 8V header doesn't fits on an ABA nor does the ABA header clear the MK1 chassis.....

this is what TT suggested to use....downpipes with the ABA exhaust manifold...

http://techtonicstuning.com/main/ind...roducts_id=589

[urogolf]

raceland and obx 8v headers both fit an ABA
I had an OBX one in mine

this topic has been brought up a couple times
heres a post i made a couple years back

let me preface with this:
I know its not the best name brand or may not be supersprint quality but it goes back to the fact that
for the price and for what i want it to do (look pretty) it serves its purpose SUPERBLY and it FITS!

I have been waiting for Raceland to do an 8v header and to no avail i was starting to get frustrated
started scouring online and went on ebay and found these for $199.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

figured its about what the raceland one would probably go for so why not?
now I have an ABA in my car so i wondered if it would fit due to the additional height!

well i got it today and and sure as schitt! it fits

clears the shifter perfectly and the rack as well

only issue was this

which was easily corrected with 1 hand (literally)

product looks great for what i want
to obx and this seller (shipped in less than an hour of payin the dude)



Modified by urogolf at 6:39 PM 10-28-2009

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ghlight=header

[jettred3]

I have the TT Header and ABA exhaust manfold,

The TT Header is made for this swap, and has meatier pipes than others, I'll hook you up, along with some other bits for your swap.

175.00 shipped and its yours.

Thats a steal.

[FrankyReyes]

raceland and obx 8v headers both fit an ABA
I had an OBX one in mine

this topic has been brought up a couple times
heres a post i made a couple years back


http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ghlight=header

wow, so i returned the raceland header i got for an MK1 8V, because it wasnt fitting, but all u did was bend the tubing a bit?

is this the OBX 8V u are talking about?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-NEW-Exha...sories&vxp=mtr

[FrankyReyes]

I have the TT Header and ABA exhaust manfold,

The TT Header is made for this swap, and has meatier pipes than others, I'll hook you up, along with some other bits for your swap.

175.00 shipped and its yours.

Thats a steal.

can u send me some pics of it?

[jettred3]

Only pic I have.




For sale is the manifold and TT downpipe pictured in this shot, run for about 10k, will polish up nicely.

[urogolf]

wow, so i returned the raceland header i got for an MK1 8V, because it wasnt fitting, but all u did was bend the tubing a bit?

is this the OBX 8V u are talking about?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBX-NEW-Exha...sories&vxp=mtr

the spacing between the ports on ALL 8v's is the same
2 of the 4 were off.. just my finger tips was enough to pull it into spec.
yeah man that appears to be the one I had

[FrankyReyes]

the spacing between the ports on ALL 8v's is the same
2 of the 4 were off.. just my finger tips was enough to pull it into spec.
yeah man that appears to be the one I had

the thing i ran into with the raceland header is that not only wouldn't align but also wouldn't clear the the rack.....

[urogolf]

maybe motrmounts were in a different state of health.. dunno

[Minglor]

I have a drake header that was working in mine.
Swapping to a 1.8t now tho

[TM87]

My aba raceland fit just fine. I'm running it now. The topic has been brought up and confirmed by numerous diff people.