Drumnut: That's it, Thanks! I knew there was a Mazda that used the Duratec but couldn't remember what it was. It doesn't matter if it is a 2.5 or 3.0 as long as it has manifolds that might fit and doesn't have the pre-cats made into them. Does anybody know what years we should be looking at?
Bradness: Check out my original post again. The 3.0 manifolds actually look a good bit better than the 2.5s on the inside. Believe it or not they are also LIGHTER than the 2.5s because they don't have the pre-cats made into them. So the Probe GT used a Mazda engine. Man that really screws me up sometimes when a Ford is powered by a Mazda and a Mazda is powered by a Ford. I thought about the LS also, but didn't know if it would be close or not since it is rearwheel drive. Maybe we should ask Chris Hightower if he can take a look for us. Or wait a minute, his is the V8 isn't it?
Dan: Thanks for the pictures! I have studied those things religiously ever since I first saw them on here. The problem we are running into is what Bradness mention above. That is what we see on these show engines and what makes it to production are not necessarily the same things. Case in point is that the '98 manifolds I have are slightly different from the ones shown in the photos for the '98 model year. I don't know if it is the angle at which that picture was taken or what, but on the rear bank the manifold I have doesn't angle down nearly as much. Actually, I believe the one in the photo might actually fit on a 'Tour. They are very subtle differences, but so far enough that it won't work.
