But the Ford Scorpio's manifold (only 2.0 DOHC after 1995-98) has the same head flange as the Sierra DOHC manifold, but the downpipe flange is going straightly down and not backwards as the Sierra one does.
Also, it is a 4-in-1, and there is no need to insert a 2-in-1 Y-piece as it is with the Sierra manifold. The Scorpio manifold is consequently much more compact. I bought this manifold for £50 at a local car breaker, not cheap, but still cheaper than a custom made manifold.
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First, I had a doubt because once the manifold fitted, the downpipe flange was very close to the steering column, and there was no way I can weld a 90° elbow directly on it.
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So I cut the flange, timed the manifold as much as I could, and also trimmed the elbow to allow an acceptable clearance.
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This gives me about 15-20mm clearance above the steering column.
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I'm quite happy with the result, and even though a 4-in-1 tubular manifold like the KitSpares one would have looked better, the saving (more than £200) is worth it. I'm very glad I could find a "cheap" solution to this problem.