Anyone else actually fitted one?
I've tried today but where the throttle body should go the powersteering pipe from the bottle to the rack is slap bang in the middle and the brake pipes into abs block touch so you can even get it on properly!
Sorry for the poor photo quality they are off my iPhone.





Rich

 

Hello mate you can gıve the brake pıpe a lıttle slow tweek for some clearance and as for the the pas pıpe you should be able to change the pıpe for one wıth more gıve or change the belt for a shorter one whıch wıll change the angle the pıpe comes out.
ıt worth a try

 

Alright rich,

Does this mean you sorted the 'little niggle'?

 

Just managed to bend the brake pipe enough to the the plenum to sit flush but the bloody PAS pipe surely someone else must have fitted one and come across this Danny at EP says he's sold a few of these.
Rich

 

looking forward to the end result

 

Yes mate it ended up being the Crank Pulley of all things, how did you get on, on the way home with your dodgy indicators?
Rich

 

They do look nice

Must not waste more money

Steve

 

not good , got one of these in the pipeline. Surely you can adapt and overcome eh

 

You'd have thought with the names attached to this product, pipes etc if needed would have been supplied, bit poor really isn't it.
tabetha

 

Danny @ EP did state is a direct fit.
Rich

 

Thats motorsport for you ! nothing is standard fitment.

 

Anyone actually fitted one then?

 

got one on my escort no problems but looks like yours is 2wd m8 just get a new hose

 

Looking at the pics again,cant you just pull the pas pipe out the way once the t/b is on and as said just tweak the abs block pipes but as iv said never seen one be that close to anything!!
Also a word of advice,its best you bolt the cover to the trumpet part of the car and whilst its of work out how to move your obstructions..much easier!!

cheers danny

 

I was just doing a test fit I started with the trumpet section bolted to the plenum and the TB as well then I took the TB off to see what was catching and then the plenum too as the brake pipe was catching.
Tried moving the PAS pump around but it is always in the way where ever it goes.
I wasn't having at go at you Danny by the way.
Have you fitted one of these to a 3 door before?
Cheers Rich

 

Yep , got one on my car ;o)

 

Here you go.......


I also used banjo brake fittings to get around any clearence issues


And yes you do need to move the power steering bottle back an inch so you can get the pipe on ok.

 

Guessing it's not a 3 Door by the look of your user name.
Rich

 

Yes mate weve fitted one too a 3dr before and really didnt have any probs..take the pas bottle of the bracket mate and then fit plenum followed by re fitting the pas bottle!!lol


cheers danny

 

Haha, yeah turned out it was the bloody fuse!

Very enjoyable drive home and good to meet you mate!

 

Nope , its in a focus , but my focus has a complete cosworth floor pan so ive had the same fitting issues youre having.

 

I'll have another crack at it tomorrow see how I get on.
Rich

 

Just tried that and it doesn't work, you can't get the pipe to fit, and you can't move the pas tank anywhere else there is just no room.
Rich

 

Yes this is a problem that you either do properly or bodge.
Dont be stupid & bend brake pipes thats called a bodge & potentially lethal. You have to move the abs distribution block down an inch or so & re-pipe. Means drilling the inner wing, I have plenty of clearance after doing this even with a 14mm spacer. Surely you measured it before you bought it, I certainly did.

 

The brake pipe thing isn't an issue anymore i'm was going to make a new bracket for the Distribution block have it flat rather than with the bend it as it onlys needs about 3mm more of clearance.
The real problem is with the PAS pipe!
Rich

 

Yes i looked at that .

I needed more clearance because i used a spacer. My pas pump has been moved to the other side of the engine as ive gone to the Escort set-up so didnt have your problem. Cars are a pain in the arse sometimes .

 

Have you got a photo of that setup Rod?
Might well be the only option i'm left with.
Cheers Rich

 

Have you got a photo of one fitted to a 3 Door as there is no way this will physically fit to my car!
Rich

 

You will always get this fitting the manifold i fit them and have the same issue every time on a 3dr.

The powersteering bottle can be moved to make it a better fit. Or change (cut) the pipe setup to the rack.

The brake pipe i normally remove then fit manifold and fit the brake pipe after and bleed. If the pipe/s have been off in the past they dont fit as well.

 

i had the same prob on my saff when fitting i just moved the abs down and moved the pas bottle over its a awsom bit of kit tho

 

Where do you move the PAS bottle to? How do you modifiy the pipe?
Got any photos?
How come this is only a problem on the 3 Doors?
Cheers Rich

 

Unfortunatly you can't move the PAS bottle over on a 3 door as the washer bottle is in the way.
How do you mean move the abs down did you lower the whole pump using a bracket?
Rich

 

so the abs is a 5 min fix and we moved the pas bottle over less than an inch to get the hose out the way,i realy cant see why your having so much trouble mate??


cheers danny

 

can you imagine what the tags would say by now on this thread

DIY Disaster, etc etc

 

That just doesn't work, the hoses needs to drop out the way by about 2.5 inches. Been having a look at it i'm going to have to make drop bracket simalar to an alternator drop bracket.
Rich

 

Just nicked this quote off the group buy thread:

 

whats the benefit of this plenum?

 

If you want a million gajillion BHP it's a must as the fastest in the country has one but i did hear they were good on lower power cars too

 

Sell it and buy Harvey's one!

 

Why,these are proven and if all you have to do is move the pas bottle why swap for one thats been known to split???


cheers danny