Turn The Std Intake Manifold 180 Degrees

[exahsix]

Hi all,

Just thinking about easy ways to improve the inlet tract of the car and remove all that long plumbing.

I haven't seen inside the std xr6T manifold but from the outside it looks like you could just unscrew the top and turn it 180 degrees so the throttle body points to the LHS of the car. Kinda like the FPV drift car setup.

From here it would be easy to have intake plumbing from the front LHS of an intercooler instead of all the spaghetti we currently have.

Do all the holes and ports line up?

Anyone who has pulled one apart know if it is remotely engineerable?

[Pretzel]

No, they aren't just able to be taken off, turned around, and bolted back down. The holes don't line up.

It is possible to turn the centre section, although it requires cutting, welding, filling gaps, die grinding etc.... It's time consuming though, and not worth the hassle when there are off the shelf ones available.

[Goobz]

PM beauies. He has done it on his car. I think nick has done it on a customers car to. Looks the goods. Bit of butchery required though...

Chris

[GOLDIE]

If you have a look at the engine shoot of the ford drift car the maniflod is turned around or should I say the throttle body is facing to the left side and not across the motor.

Ian

[GOLDIE]

Look what I found.

[CSV_LS1]

The drift car manifold is a recast and is twice the size of the standard one.

[apache_dj]

No, they aren't just able to be taken off, turned around, and bolted back down.  The holes don't line up.

It is possible to turn the centre section, although it requires cutting, welding, filling gaps, die grinding etc....  It's time consuming though, and not worth the hassle when there are off the shelf ones available.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Pretzel,

Which off the shelf plenums are available? I thought you had to go the whole package to get hold of the likes of a "NIZPRO" plenum. Do they sell em seperately? Which others are avilable?

Dan

[PozzE]

I'm fairly sure that Nizpro sell their plenum seperatley for bout $2k. The price has been posted in a couple of other topics...

The Nizpro plenum is verry sexy, but you have to way that up against the price tag. Then again, it is a bolt on job, depends on how much it's going to cost to get the throttle body relocated, sounds like some man hours involved in that...

my 2c worth

[Eugene]

Listed on this page is a manifold by capa, sort of like the Nizpro, have only seen a couple of pics in Hot tuner mag, comes out at the front like Nizpro, but straight on and paralell to tappet cover. $995. list.

http://www.capa.com.au/prices_ford_power_parts.htm#ford_xr6

[apache_dj]

mmm not as pimpm as NIZPRO but half the price - I like it and direct replacement too

Dan