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 Mr Muppet
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 09:13 PM |
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Didn't notice till I bolted on some Webers.
So I bought a twin 40mm Weber setup with Empi manifolds and K&N filter's w/ hex bar linkages. Just doing a mock up to see what nut&bolt goes
were, I noticed that the passenger side air filter is extremely close to the firewall. Adding that the motor is a 1600 tp and the gearbox is a 3 rip
kombi. Should it be so close? Cause I'm worried that with engine vibration, the lid of the air filter will rub on the firewall.
Can anyone shed some light?
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 09:30 PM |
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shave a bit angle into the manifold
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 09:44 PM |
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Check that your manifolds aren't "handed".... that is that there's not a left and a right, and that you've got 'em on the wrong way round.
Also is your engine centered in the bay properly ??? There's a bit of adjustment in the trans mount to get it all dead center...
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Mr Muppet
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 09:46 PM |
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Sounds like fun, and something I can do, cheers. I'd still like to know tho if I have other issues here?
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Mr Muppet
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 09:50 PM |
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Cheers Sides, I'm heading out to the shed now. Do some investigating.
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 09:58 PM |
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my stacks on 48s hit the firewall. Hammer sorted that out quicksmart
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Mr Muppet
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| posted on September 26th, 2011 at 10:20 PM |
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I like the hammer idea.
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