coldel Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 About to go fit the spacer myself...reading instructions for about the 10th time...fingers crossed! Quote
DoogyRev Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Good Luck Col I hope it all goes to plan Quote
Keyser Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Good luck mate Gonna be cold out there!!! Quote
coldel Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 I am on the periphery of the london pollution cloud so its not too cold fortunately! Quote
coldel Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 Got the drill charged up and some wire brushes to give the plenum a good going over as well whilst I am at it... ...can you tell I am delaying doing this! Quote
Keyser Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Yup - I'd read the instructions one more time if I were you Quote
Neilp Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 id have plasters at the ready, and a spare set of hands. Doing it yourself is a bit of a pain in the balls for the first time. End up holding bits up with your head so you can detach pipes etc. Then the old dreaded cuts from cut cable ties in the engine bay.... ouchhhh Quote
Wasso Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Ha ha yes the pipe at the back, a real barsteward! It's simple once you've done it, trust me Quote
Bakes100 Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Take your time and be methodical, if its motordyne the instructions couldn't be clearer! Check you haven't nipped the rubber oil filler surround in the spacer before reassembling Quote
coldel Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 Back...yep motordyne, so great instructions and everything you need... ...ended up with some boxes/cd cases holding the plenum up for me(!) but didnt need to detach any rubber pipes in the end either which made it easier. Slide the spacer in, tighten down bolts in order etc being really careful not to overtighten...started the car and it made the most awful squealing noise! Went back and tightened all the bolts a bit more, started up the car to that lovely low level grumble I know and love Car idled at about 2k revs for a bit then seemed to very quickly sort itself out and sat down at 800. Took it for a spin up the road, certainly feels more responsive although no power increase that I can tell but know that is to come on Thurs Well worth saving yourself £100 at the garage and doing yourself - very satisfying to do it when you are a mechanical incompetent! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Well done Col, glad you received it ok Quote
coldel Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 Yeah thanks for super quick delivery chris Quote
Chris`I Posted December 10, 2011 Posted December 10, 2011 Yeah thanks for super quick delivery chris Was it wrapped in about 4ft of foam? My engine cover was, best packaging I've every see Quote
coldel Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 ...not far off! Lots of fake wotsits and plenty of padding! Quote
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