I had a nice conversation with the guys over at www.wbodystore.com. They said that they don't keep Series 1 manifolds in stock, but that they would be more than willing to port/polish/coat anyone'* manifodlds who selects the "I'm sending my manifolds" option when they buy. Given the prices I've seen for this elsewhere, thier $179 price seems more than reasonable to me.

That sounds like a fine choice. It was a good idea to call and ask about it.

I'm going to be watching this thread for as much info as possible, i am porting my Exhaust manis as well.
Thanks for makin this topic Mortehl! hehe

Hmm, I've got a set of 93 L27 manifolds that I've held up and compared to the manifolds on my car. From what I could tell, they were the same except for the heat shielding was a little different. Looked swappable as far as I could tell. Did I miss something?