Anyone using an non turbo style manifold?
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grrr im having immense trouble fitting everything under my engine bay but my latest problem is one i wasnt expecting!

im using a mirage kit and thus not using a metro turbo manifold, but my howley one that was sat on the garage floor. This gives the problem that the plenum is touching the bulkhead, and it sits very high so my dumpvalve is a good 1.5" out of the bonnet.

I can solve the dumpvalve prob using a bent hose, but is there another manifold that doesnt protrude so far or bring up the carb so high and as far back?
Or can i remove that black plastic spacer and shorten the studs?

cheers

Have you got a normally aspirated MG Metro one handy ? this is what Mirage use i believe.

Phil.
PS. Got your mail Nic.

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I saw an howley manifold recently and it seem to haven't the samez design as others, i would try std metro or cooper, or a minispare one , or looking like this,or why not use the mety manifold as it will help in mixture delivery ..... and will flow the same as an mg/minispare/cooper etc ....

yeah ive got a normal mg one lying on the other side of the garage floor, i just couldnt be bothered to file the flanges flat
if i could find a turbo one for sensible money i would try it, but all the ones i come across are stupid money

what does that plastic spacer do anyway?

Might havea turbo inlet lying around somewhere?

9 valves, 4 wheel drive, 3 cylinders, 1 turbo, which got nicked

ooooooh if so i could be tempted
where abouts are you?

just looking on the mirage site and their car has a webber stylee box in the bulkhead

Edited by Nic on 2nd May, 2004.

Greypride - any chance of some detailed pictures of the installation, the ones of the mirage site arn't very clear...

No turbo box i take it?

please

Leighton buzzard

9 valves, 4 wheel drive, 3 cylinders, 1 turbo, which got nicked

Yeah, step by step would be good

yeah ill take lots of piccys, im still waiting for the manifolds because the mounting plate for the turbo has been made wrong.

no turbo box or bulkhead mods what so ever, hopefully they should be here in the next two weeks, ive got the rest of the engine in, so im hoping it dont have to take it back out

paulm, would you have the cable plate to go with it?
how much?
and could you post it?

cheers