Raceland 4-2-1

1. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

   #1 12th April 2011, 22:17

   Right guys, ive sorted everything for it accept one problem. The manifold wont fit on properly, because the bottom left hand stud hits the pipe before its anywhere near the head, meaning i cant fit it on.
   
   My idea was to get a bolt of some kind, with the same thread width and screw it in like that?
   
   Anyone got any other ideas?
2. rich112 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2009 Kent Posts: 4207 Mango cammed furio vts

   #2 13th April 2011, 19:05

   I had the problem i just cut it short.
3. user_24390 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2008 North Wales Posts: 5576 Fabia VRS PD130/ VTR Mk2

   #3 13th April 2011, 19:49

   I just cut the stud down so it fitted.
4. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

   #4 13th April 2011, 20:05

   I had this problem except mines heatwrapped too so its even worse lol, with all the nuts slackened and a lot of moving it around and swearing i just managed to get it on, all cause i didnt want to cut the stud down haha.
5. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #5 13th April 2011, 20:53

   To do it properly you need to loosen all the manifold studs. Pull the manifold back a little bit and then you can start to rotate the difficult studs a few turns and slowly start to edge the manifold back to the head, do all the studs a little bit in stages. Tighten to 25Nm I think
   
   Sorted.
6. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

   #6 13th April 2011, 21:50

   Small update. Got it on today, with two bolts instead of stud's. But again, the left hand bottom one isnt in, because theres no room for a spanner there :/.
   
   Another problem I have is that, where the mani meets the centre pipe, the holes where the screw, spring and nut go through dont line up. I can get it through one but not another... Any clues on this?
   
   Thanks for the other replies as well
7. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

   #7 14th April 2011, 18:26

   You can just about get a spanner in from underneath, takes ages, can only turn the nut like half a turn at a time but it is do-able. The whole bracket bit on the manifold moves, like back and forth and around aswell doesnt it? I presume they use the same bit on the 16v manifolds to the 8v anyway. I seem to remember that being the easiest bit, you sure you've got the gasket sat properly?
8. Rudpud Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Oxford Posts: 4547 '55 Plate C2 VTS

   #8 14th April 2011, 18:50

   Cheers for the help guys, its now on and running