Well today I fitted my new Janspeed manifold but boy was it awkward. Perhaps it was just me or maybe Janspeed changed their design slightly but I found that there was next to no space to tighten the 2nd nut. So bad was the lack of space that I couldn't use my new manifold nuts on 2 of the studs and I even shortened the thread a bit on the 2nd hole because it was very close to the number one exhaust runner.
Did anyone else have any problems fitting their Janspeed manifold?
I was using a standard 15mm open ended spaner. Not sure what else there is to use. A ratchet spanner would have been great but there was no room for it to fit.
Its just one of those things that everyone seems to fit yet as soon as I do the bloody thing is a nightmare to fit all because of one or two buts being blocked by the exhaust system.
I fitted a de-cat on mine but will buy a sports-cat closer to MOT time. On mine, the OE cat was integral with the downpipe so the only way you could make it work would be to get the likes of powerflow to chop your OE cat and make up a link piece to the janspeed manifold.
Actually they were. Originally all the R200/R25/ZR manifolds were stainless but Janspeed had big problems with the design cracking under usage. There were very few that did last but they had to change the material to keep the design
Well, if they had to fit a few more on a regular basis then I'm sure they would redesign the angle of that first header. Did I mention that I had to drop the front subframe just so the manifold would fit from underneath (I have air-con so even less space).
i also had to remove the oil filter to slide the new manifold in
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