Less than 10k miles and I've broken a 2nd *NEW* Audi OEM manifold with a GT28r turbo. I am not running the APR kit, so I have a bit of a home-brew setup but it has been completely assembled by qualified professionals at various local shops.

First failure was a crack near the studs, and now the second one has warped. Never raced, always run hard, always maintained. Anyone else having luck with different hardware?

Some others have had issues with it cracking, but it does have a lifetime warranty to ease your mind a little bit.<ul><li><a href="http://www.atpturbo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=ATP-VVW-156&amp;Category_Code=VVWM">Manifold, 1.8T Longitudinal, HighFlow stock location, Audi A4/VW Passat</a></li></ul>

the garret turbo doesn't have a bracket to hold it in place like the ko3

Stainless or carbon steel? If you've had good luck, I'm happy to use your setup advice -- I Want this fixed once and for all.