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492 Posts Member #: 3684 Senior Member wisborough green west sussex |
26th Aug, 2009 at 05:51:59pm
just got engine fitted and realised the downpipe is gonna be realy close to the subframe,do you have to gring this out or is there a common way of getting over this?
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 1745 Posts Member #: 375 Post Whore Leicestershire |
26th Aug, 2009 at 05:53:44pm
I have ground a u shape in mine where the downpipe runs. |
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492 Posts Member #: 3684 Senior Member wisborough green west sussex |
26th Aug, 2009 at 06:22:27pm
thought so bummer engine out again then. |
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2395 Posts Member #: 229 Gavin@minispares.com kent |
27th Aug, 2009 at 09:06:35am
What engine? What downpipe? |
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 10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
27th Aug, 2009 at 09:32:04am
Any pics of this? Just so I know where to grind mine before painting it? If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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 2406 Posts Member #: 341 aka T2clubby South Staffs |
27th Aug, 2009 at 09:47:18am
I've never had to grind for a standard down pipe, do you have the adjustable steady on> |
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10022 Posts Member #: 1456 Mongo Barnsley, South Flatcapshire |
27th Aug, 2009 at 10:02:57am
I don't even have a steady yet. Suppose I could get an adjustable one and tilt it forward a bit. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of. |
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1745 Posts Member #: 375 Post Whore Leicestershire |
28th Aug, 2009 at 07:34:15am
I mean the subframe, gives it more clearance. But thinking about it this was when I used to use the standard top mount rather than the adjustable one I have now! |
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 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
28th Aug, 2009 at 07:59:32am
What turbo and manifold have you got?
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492 Posts Member #: 3684 Senior Member wisborough green west sussex |
28th Aug, 2009 at 10:07:55am
To be fair i have only just got the engine in, have not got to top mounts in yet and i have got an adjustible one so by the sounds of it should be ok ill update later. |
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Site Admin  9404 Posts Member #: 58 455bhp per ton 12 sec 1/4 mile road legal mini Sunny Bridgend, South Wales |
28th Aug, 2009 at 12:16:08pm
you should not need to grind the subframe away at all On 15th May, 2009 TurboDave said:
I think the welsh one has it right! 1st to provide running proof of turbo twinkie in a car and first to run a 1/4 in one!! Is your data backed up?? one extra month free for all Turbo minis members, PM me for detials |
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Site Admin  8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
28th Aug, 2009 at 12:19:52pm
i know a lot of people grind the lip a bit but its not much. i didnt have to |
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
28th Aug, 2009 at 12:36:34pm
I haven't ground mine. Get the top steadys on and see what its like then.
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492 Posts Member #: 3684 Senior Member wisborough green west sussex |
28th Aug, 2009 at 05:53:37pm
Right made some major progress today, as said there is no need to grind subby if you have an adjustible engine steady.I have wound the steady out enough so the engine is as straight as possible to the eye which has given me about 5mm gap between the subby and the downpipe, i could go more but i dont think its needed. |
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