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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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could anybody help me out with fitting a rover turbo inlet to my 2.0 zetec head. is there an adapter plate available and if so where from?


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could anybody help me out with fitting a rover turbo inlet to my 2.0 zetec head. is there an adapter plate available and if so where from?


thanks, ben
Ł100 from ferriday heres a pic of mine just got it today



and heres whats going on top of it
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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cheers mate, do they have a website? thats looking very nice! do these inlets flow a lot better than normal zetec inlets?
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cheers mate, do they have a website? thats looking very nice! do these inlets flow a lot better than normal zetec inlets?
yeah
http://www.ferriday.co.uk/bits/contact.shtml
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thanks for your help mate
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Ł100 from ferriday heres a pic of mine just got it today



and heres whats going on top of it
who made the top half of the manifold for you??
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who made the top half of the manifold for you??
me mate im a welder .
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me mate im a welder .
anymore pics mate? is that tig or mig welding
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anymore pics mate? is that tig or mig welding
tig,


its not finished yet i need a throttle body to finish it
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Originally Posted by crazycage
tig,


its not finished yet i need a throttle body to finish it
very nice and neet welding,are you going to make more to sell?
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very nice and neet welding,are you going to make more to sell?
not really but if someone wanted one i would do, are you building a zetec i saw your cvh up for sale ??
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Originally Posted by crazycage
not really but if someone wanted one i would do, are you building a zetec i saw your cvh up for sale ??
in the middle of building a zetec,ive got a rover inlet coming so it was just a thought at the mo,have you put trupets in the manifold?
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in the middle of building a zetec,ive got a rover inlet coming so it was just a thought at the mo,have you put trupets in the manifold?
no but could do ,i didnt run them in my last one on my cvh and that was fine , and there isnt any in the top half of the rover one .what sort of power you going for??
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no but could do ,i didnt run them in my last one on my cvh and that was fine , and there isnt any in the top half of the rover one .what sort of power you going for??
somewere around 330-350,whats the fuel rail off? you got a price for one of those manifolds,ill have the rover bottom half in a few days
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somewere around 330-350,whats the fuel rail off? you got a price for one of those manifolds,ill have the rover bottom half in a few days
the fuel rail is off a vauxhall but i dont no what one jamie gave me it ,would do one for Ł160 posted with a fuel rail fitted and your own throttle body
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Originally Posted by crazycage
the fuel rail is off a vauxhall but i dont no what one jamie gave me it ,would do one for Ł160 posted with a fuel rail fitted and your own throttle body
yeah mate that sounds good,what about a fiesta rst rail? what size bodie you going for? what part of liverpool you from?
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Originally Posted by NEWTON
yeah mate that sounds good,what about a fiesta rst rail? what size bodie you going for? what part of liverpool you from?
im on the wirrel, you cant use the fiesta one the injectors come off at an angle the 2.0l mondeo/focus one fits i think,dont no what body im going to use yet going to my local brakers at the weekend to see what i can find thats bigger the the frst one

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Originally Posted by crazycage
im on the wirrel, you cant use the fiesta one the injectors come off at an angle the 2.0l mondeo/focus one fits i think,dont no what body im going to use yet going to my local brakers at the weekend to see what i can find thats bigger the the frst one
i used to live in brombough with my girlfriend as her family from there,back in wales now, ill sort a fuel rail out an get back to you,how long will it take to make?
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Originally Posted by NEWTON
i used to live in brombough with my girlfriend as her family from there,back in wales now, ill sort a fuel rail out an get back to you,how long will it take to make?
just a few days mate ,are you in north wales or south?
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Originally Posted by crazycage
just a few days mate ,are you in north wales or south?
north mate 45mins from you
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Originally Posted by NEWTON
yeah mate that sounds good,what about a fiesta rst rail? what size bodie you going for? what part of liverpool you from?
can use the rover rail modified to take a fiesta turbo fuel pressure regulator, the modificaction is only a case of drilling and tapping 2 new mounting holes for the FPR.

The 2 new mounting holes can be seen in the photo below



all assembled it looks just like this

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Originally Posted by crazycage
just a few days mate ,are you in north wales or south?
anymore progress on the manifold mate
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Originally Posted by NEWTON
anymore progress on the manifold mate
couldnt find a throttle body that i liked the look of so just going to usev the frst one
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Originally Posted by crazycage
couldnt find a throttle body that i liked the look of so just going to usev the frst one
Go and shop in the states. YOu find some nice TB's there for a low price
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Originally Posted by crazycage
couldnt find a throttle body that i liked the look of so just going to usev the frst one
let me know mate,so i can see the finished product
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Heres a picture of smitsturbo rover based inlet.

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Heres a picture of smitsturbo rover based inlet.

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very nice,what fuel rail is that?
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The fuel rail is a modified ST170 unit.

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Originally Posted by sas
The fuel rail is a modified ST170 unit.

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how much are they si?
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Originally Posted by NEWTON
how much are they si?

There is about Ł40 of fittings on it plus aroung 2 hours to mod plus the cost a a second hand fuel rail.

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Originally Posted by sas
There is about Ł40 of fittings on it plus aroung 2 hours to mod plus the cost a a second hand fuel rail.

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i meant the manifold mate
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Originally Posted by Red16
can use the rover rail modified to take a fiesta turbo fuel pressure regulator, the modificaction is only a case of drilling and tapping 2 new mounting holes for the FPR.

The 2 new mounting holes can be seen in the photo below



all assembled it looks just like this

What rover is that fuel rail off? All the fuel rails i've found are plastic and crap!!!
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What rover is that fuel rail off? All the fuel rails i've found are plastic and crap!!!
the one that come on my rover manifold was plastic
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Originally Posted by Crasher
What rover is that fuel rail off? All the fuel rails i've found are plastic and crap!!!
the manifold is the one thats fitted to the rover 620i and 420i, non the turbo model rovers, there was about 3 or 4 of them in our local breakers at the time so i grabbed them and sold em on ebay for a tidy sum
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Originally Posted by Red16
the manifold is the one thats fitted to the rover 620i and 420i, non the turbo model rovers, there was about 3 or 4 of them in our local breakers at the time so i grabbed them and sold em on ebay for a tidy sum
Problem solved.. Thanks...
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Originally Posted by crazycage
the one that come on my rover manifold was plastic
mines metal
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mines metal
i could mod yours like the one in the pic then if you wanted to use that
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Originally Posted by crazycage
i could mod yours like the one in the pic then if you wanted to use that
ok mate,you finished yours yet?
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i meant the manifold mate
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