Manifolds ???

[TeGriffic]

4.3 (pre cat) and 5.0 manifolds - interchangeable ?

[ACT]

You could fit the 500 manifolds to a pre-cat, ( would loose the crisp exhaust note though) , but you can't fit the pre-cat manifolds to a 500 Serpentine as they foul the chassis mounted swirl tank.

[Seasider]

ACT said:

You could fit the 500 manifolds to a pre-cat, ( would loose the crisp exhaust note though) , but you can't fit the pre-cat manifolds to a 500 Serpentine as they foul the chassis mounted swirl tank.

Move the swirl tank over a few inches, would also save it getting fd when the engine mounts go


edited coz: thinking about it Tim do you mean the expansion tank ?


>> Edited by Seasider on Friday 24th March 09:32

[griffsmith]

ACT said:

You could fit the 500 manifolds to a pre-cat, ( would loose the crisp exhaust note though) , but you can't fit the pre-cat manifolds to a 500 Serpentine as they foul the chassis mounted swirl tank.

Lets not forget you would also need to fit the Y piece and manifolds as the joint between them is different on a 500.
Shawn why would you want to anyway? whats up with your current ones?? I can't see the 500 producing more power?? even without the cats surely the volumes would be larger slowing the exhaust gas speed??? isn't this a bad thing Tim??

Del, the other thing to remember is you'd need to relocate the lambda sensors on your 500 if you were about to do what I think your about! and there would be no kidding anyone you had any CATs in it an MOT time..
Chris

[Seasider]

griffsmith said:

if you were about to do what I think your about!

I'm not mate....

But i have thought about moving the poxy swirl tank away from the pulley that cuts into it when the bl00dy engine mounts go....

[mack]

seasider said:

...edited coz: thinking about it Tim do you mean the expansion tank ?

It's the swirl tank that needs relocating



The tank needs moving across, and also recessing into, the chassis crossmember.



The swirl tank pipe outlet needs blanking off and relocating to clear under the manifolds.



The return pipework also needs modifying, using a combination of Chimaera 's' bends, to clear under the chassis crossmember.



It is worth all the effort though,honest!!

[FlipFlopGriff]

Mack,
Good to see you're still about.
But you've got a 1989 (or somewhere around that) car so you can get away withouth the CATs even though it's a 500.
FFG

[mack]

FFG,
Good to hear from you.
For 500's, I'd be having JP's removeable cat system - it looks plus it solves the problems encountered above.
Go on, you know you want to, it's not as though you've spent much on the car recently now is it?!!!
mack

[FlipFlopGriff]

Over £2k in 2006 Service, rear suspension rebuild, drop links, engine mounts, diff bushes, gearbox mounts.
I'd love to chnage the exhaust but we agreed (well Andrea told me) that we'll do it when they go - may need a helping hand.
FFG

[Guillotine]

Mack,
that looks 'Kin gorgeous in there m8

[FlipFlopGriff]

Andy,
Serious polisher. After the 2004 Growl Mack was up at 7am polishing his exhausts (no double entendre intended) while the rest of us were nursing hangovers.
FFG

[stesrg]

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Well heres another shot
BTW Thanks TIM
Ste..

[old64er]

If it was mine i would be very happy

>> Edited by old64er on Friday 24th March 17:12

[mack]

Cheers Andy - did the aircon compressor work alright for you?

FFG - Best hangover cure there is!! (and I wasn't the only 'saddo' out there, honest!!)