Reverse inlet manifold for a classic

 

What year car? I have a V3/4 manifold that has been profesionally converted using a Carl Davey manifold wedge. I used Carls welder as he does such a great job. £110 delivered in the UK

http://www.carldavey.co.uk/product.php?id=14

 

Mines a ver 6... will it work?

Got any pics you can pm to me?

 

Next thing I'll need is the alternator relocation bracket

 

I know its not even worth the hassle, but I'd just like to do it for engine dress up

 

No won't fit, sorry

 

just turbo your manifold around no modding needed simple bolt off bolt on job

 

just flip it round and fit that Carl Davey wedge?

what about the accelerator cable and coilpack, those will have to be fitted round the other way... bit of a fiddle or easily done with the right tools etc?

 

just flip it around no wedge needed just a 45degree elbow off the throttle body,throttle cable fits the same as it does std the cable just runs at the rear of the engine thats all coil pack fits on on the other side it just needs rotating around so its still firing the correct cylinders you just swap the ht leads from 1 side to the other so there the correct lengh again

only fabricating work is to the alternator bracket you need to chop off the top mounting points to the air con pump so the alternator will flip over it should only take 5 mins then you need to knock up a simple tension system for the alternator belt simple really

 

Ah Matty you're a star!

I've removed my air con pump already... doesnt someone do a relocation bracket for the alternator? Also will need a longer/shorter alternator belt?

I should really have this thread in the tech section lol.

 

Carl Davey does alt flip brackets

One thing about rotating the inlet - is the side with the turbo entry pipe not higher than the other? If you rotate is there enough clearance to get an inlet pipe under?

I too have been thinking of this - just for looking jazzy lol

 

A few old pics from my first project car that may help.

 

My alternator bracket

 

I've got mainfold spacers on there already so that should help the inlet tract fit under once flipped round.

You obviously need a different belt as the stock alternator belt wont fit... where would I get hold of a replacement belt and tensioner?

 

belt size depends on pullies just use some rope around the pullies and messure any motor place sell 5 pk by the lengh you need i think its around 1175mm of the top of my head on std pullies but double check the tensioner knock some simple brackets up and use a old idler from a cambelt kit to use as the pully

 

Thanks Matty

 

one of matts early ones he did mine for me




has changed a bit since now looks like this

 

Looks like 2 tensioners on that alternator belt?

Was that so it completely clears the inlet pipe work?

I'm def doin mine cant wait to get stuck in, but 1st need to find a new gearbox, lol

 

mattys probably got one of them aswell lol

he has done a lot of work on my car over the years as have pole position

i must say always been fantastic work

if you need any close up pics of anything let me know mate

 

Can you please post up some pictures of the turbo inlet pipe going under the manifold?? Look tight under there!

 

no probs mate i think i have some pics of my type r nos junkies was 1 of my early setups that was done on a budget of around 40/50 quid if i remember well it depends how much you want to spend but if it works it works the inlet is tight on them but with some spacers and some more time it could ahve been made bigger easy but only had 2 short days to do all that also rotated the turbo housing on this 1 to reduce the pipe work even more

here my type r again not a costing a great deal around 100 quid with the heat wrap and other materals





version 8 msti alot bigger budget and time scale tho




all pics are std inlets no spacers at all hope that helps

 

SOrry to jump in here, but I don't suppose you make the tensioner bracket to sell for the newage revrse inlets, I need the bracket

Thanks
Ricey

 

Matty those engine bays look lush mate you done a top quality job there!

My engine bay at present looks so ammiture and low budget I feel a bit ashammed of it now lookin at those

 

nice

 

Carl Davey makes prob the best reverse alternator bracket available as a direct fit item. I have the older style one on my car some pics below. These are pics of the car a couple of years ago before i went rotated, the intercooler pipework and turbo pipe work is obviously a lot different now.

http://www.carldavey.co.uk/product.php?id=25









Chris couple of pics of the inlet I used when i had the 20G it was under a phase 1 manifolt with i think 20mm spacers.

 

Very nice, I also want to relocate my power steering res... Is it just a case of using a newage res?

Altho I have my ABS situated in that spot and there's this other thing I cant quite figure out what it is... like a black cylindrical thing with pipes coming off it.

I'd like rid of it if its redundant but guessing it must have some effect on the engine? Or maybe I'd need a remap if I remove it if it is all to do with gas air mix...??

 

that will be the charcoal canister

mine was removed meny years ago and the pipes capped off

but while we are on the subject one of the pipes i believe to be a tank breather which is capped off also

does anyone know if this will cause any long term problems

 

Ah right thank you... I'll do away with it then

In that space I'd relocate the power steering res I think

 

To relocate the PS resevoir the cheapest way is to get hold of a new age pump and bracket (get the pump and bracket together as the brackets change slightly between different years only the spacing for the holes to mount the pump to the bracket). Also get the remote resevoir bottle and bracket and the lines from the rack to the pump and bottle and from the pump to the bottle. This should cost around £100 - £120. All you then need to do is go to pirtek and get them to fit a banjo fitting to the line that attaches to the top of the pump. I had my hose lengthened a little because of how i routed it, that cost £25.

 

Arch... where are your rad fans??