another c20xe conversion question

[novapaul1988]

i know im going to get ribbed for asking but what lug on the inlet manifold needs grinding off if its the fat thing at the bottom. how low do i cut it as inside the manifold it dips in to that lug and i dont want to grind to much off any pictures will help and maybe some picures of tie rod on gearbox side as it dont look right its really close to the gearbox please help me asap im itching to get out in my baby many thanks paul

p.s i have searched google and all it says is cut lug off inlet manifold dosent say were though cheers

[GRUNT 16V]

You dont grind anything off the inlet manifold

[Pistol Pete]

You need to grind a lug off the gearbox. There was a thread in mechanical not long ago. There is also a thread in the articles section which may help you out.

[pie]

as above you dont cut/grind nothin goff the inlet buddy

[novapaul1988]

cheers for the quick replys fellas much appreciated problem i seem to have is its resting on the steering rack unless ive put it in at theslightly wrong angle and its perched on it ill have to check it on wednsday but once again cheers people

[pie]

any pics buddy?

[John]

Depends which inlet manifold you have. I fitted a dis xe in my nova from a cav, and had the problem with the lug you mention on the inlet. I had to swap one from a mk2 Astra to stop it killing my clutch cable :)

[BRoadGhost]

Yeah it's the bulkhead clutch cable bracket that needs directing downwards to clear. Failing that bin the injection and or cable operated bearing.

[novapaul1988]

any pics buddy?


heres a pic to clear up the confusion matrix pipes done clutch cable tube done
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n489/yvenen/20120716_001.jpg

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n489/yvenen/20120716_002.jpg

[Spudly]

That looks waaaay too low in the bay, there are two sets of holes in the drivers chassis leg mount, you need to use the top ones (three holes, you either use middle and bottom, or middle and top iirc) looks like yours is in the bottom holes and needs moving up!

[John]

You need a mk2 astra inlet manifold without said lug ;)

[novapaul1988]

ill try that wednesday many thanks for the quick reply i didnt think to look at the mount cheers buddy

[david dixon]

It only needs mounting higher, that manifold should be fine!