SUCCESS! (sort of ... close enough)

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 11/09/2016 at 22:47 • Filed to: RallyMetro

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I was not actually able to get the infernal wiring connector apart that I was asking about earlier today.

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Instead I was able to get enough slack in the wiring harness to bring the old manifold up to the core support. I clamped the manifold to the support, and was then able to get enough leverage on the O2 sensor to get it off with the wiring still connected. Good enough for this job!

Now I need to order a new gasket, and decide if I should bother to try and pry the flange seal off the old one, or just spend another $4 on a new one.

Here’s a close-up of the big ass crack that caused all these shenanigans.

Hopefully this will let me contain what few horsepowers this 993cc beast produces :)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > shop-teacher 11/09/2016 at 22:51

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Tubular headers clearly needed for the power you’ll be pushing :D

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/09/2016 at 22:57

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Clearly! That 55 hp ain’t gonna exhaust itself!

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > shop-teacher 11/09/2016 at 22:59

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Could use a supercharger for exhaust scavenging like the old 2-stroke Detroits.

Matt Nichelson > shop-teacher 11/09/2016 at 23:04

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Could always be worse!

shop-teacher > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/09/2016 at 23:14

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That would kersplode my budget :)

uofime-2 > shop-teacher 11/10/2016 at 10:23

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Important question, can you flip the manifold and run it through the hood?

I suppose whether or not that’s allowed by the rules in your class might matter too...

shop-teacher > uofime-2 11/10/2016 at 10:55

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That’s an interesting question! I’ll have to look into that.

EDIT: Nope, the bolt holes are asymmetrical.

uofime-2 > shop-teacher 11/10/2016 at 11:42

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Bummer!

shop-teacher > uofime-2 11/10/2016 at 12:57

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Yeah, I briefly enjoyed the thought of one of those tractor flappers clacking away up through the hood.

uofime-2 > shop-teacher 11/10/2016 at 13:01

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Ha, I was thinking the same thing!

Are you sure you can’t elongate a few of those holes and make it fit?

shop-teacher > uofime-2 11/10/2016 at 13:17

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Nah, it’s not even lose.

uofime-2 > shop-teacher 11/10/2016 at 13:37

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What were they thinking when they designed that thing?

How inconsiderate!

shop-teacher > uofime-2 11/10/2016 at 14:22

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I know, right!?!