Best exhaust manifold for 2002 TJ 4.0?

chaseknoxx

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I just cracked my manifold for the first time I think, I am the second owner and was wondering which one is the best bang for your buck. I know its a common for them to crack but I don't want to have t buy one every year lol

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The factory manifold is widely considered the best. It’s not common for them to crack in my experience.

Now the aftermarket ones, they crack in under a year typically.
 
The factory manifold is widely considered the best. It’s not common for them to crack in my experience.

Now the aftermarket ones, they crack in under a year typically.
Looking like they're discontinued on wermopar. Is there a better source for them that you know of? I've been running into this a decent amount lately...
 
Looking like they're discontinued on wermopar. Is there a better source for them that you know of? I've been running into this a decent amount lately...
That’s a bummer. If that is the case I would look for a used one. Dorman is also a decent replacement brand I am told. Avoid the cheap ones that purport to be “performance headers”, those ones are pure crap and will crack in under a year in most cases.