Luke's 24v cosworth into mk1/2 thread!!!

[Luke]

measured the flanges up today! i need to make 2 of these - either way (turbo or NA), im thinking of making them out of stainless



here's the drawing if anyone needs it, im gonna make one out of ply hopefully during the week just as a test

[Sundowner]

When i made the turbo manifold for my pinto i took a manifold gasket to a sheet metal workshop and they put it on their profile cutter and plasma cut one from 10mm plate it was identicle to the gasket

[OxtonyxO]

the boa exhaust gaskets are 3 piece items

6 bits i total

[Sundowner]

the boa exhaust gaskets are 3 piece items

6 bits i total

Thats ok they dont need to be one peice

get your 6 flange plates bolt them to the heads and start building your manifolds

this is my first attempt

[dipstick]

Luke,

As a sort of aside, how did you connect the fuel hose to the fuel rail?
Did the BOA come with plastic hose, about JIC -4 i think, swaged on to the fuel rail?

If so, how did you connect to this plastic hose.......?

Cheers

[Guy88]

My BOA has push on connectors that then screw to the rail. i just pushed rubber pipe on and jubilee clipped it.


Then cut it off with the plenum

[Luke]

making a start on the loom now



ive already cut out the air con wires - and theres a few unknowns to sort but its slowly getting thinner

now, i was thinking of putting the ecu in the engine bay, basically to save cutting a hole thro the bulkhead, mk4 transit petrols ecus are there so i hope it will be ok

[transitgeoff]

thought you was having spag bowl for tea

[motorwise]

making a start on the loom now



ive already cut out the air con wires - and theres a few unknowns to sort but its slowly getting thinner

now, i was thinking of putting the ecu in the engine bay, basically to save cutting a hole thro the bulkhead, mk4 transit petrols ecus are there so i hope it will be ok

ECU will be fine in the engine bay - pick a position away from heat and moisture

newer cars now have them bolted to the engine (different design of ECU of course)

[Luke]

ECU will be fine in the engine bay - pick a position away from heat and moisture

newer cars now have them bolted to the engine (different design of ECU of course)

nice one - engine bay it is then im thinking of putting the battery under the drivers seat, so if i do i can fit the ecu where the battery was

[motorwise]

ECU will be fine in the engine bay - pick a position away from heat and moisture

newer cars now have them bolted to the engine (different design of ECU of course)

nice one - engine bay it is then im thinking of putting the battery under the drivers seat, so if i do i can fit the ecu where the battery was

don't forget to vent the battery if it's coming indoors

[dipstick]

My BOA has push on connectors that then screw to the rail. i just pushed rubber pipe on and jubilee clipped it.


Then cut it off with the plenum

.... but the jubilee clips held OK under pressure (3 bar?) i take it ?

cheers .....

[Guy88]

My BOA has push on connectors that then screw to the rail. i just pushed rubber pipe on and jubilee clipped it.


Then cut it off with the plenum

.... but the jubilee clips held OK under pressure (3 bar?) i take it ?

cheers .....

Yep

Luke. On mine i couldnt get the ECU to reach into the cab Behind the battery it goes

[Luke]

well im progressing with the loom just trial fitted it in the van and the ecu sits neat on the n/s innerwing so thats where it will stay ive also got a problem mounting the coil i'd like to mount it on the bulkhead behind the engine but it can only be acessed by either removing the plenum or dropping the engine mounts - bit of a pain really but mabe thats one of the down sides - just hope the coil never breaks

other than that on the exhaust front im thinking of making a single exit type system with the o/s branch going under the sump to meet the other side - then take them both out of the easy side but this is just to put me on till i fit the turbos

[Luke]

made this today its just a mock up of the flanges in ply to see any problems i might have - tried it on the engine and it fitted fine i figured if they were ok in ply i could get them much more accurate in steel

i ordered the stainless tubing today and ive got the plate coming tomorrow

what my plan now is to make 2 sets a stainless pair for the turbos and a mild pair just to get it running n/a

well thats the plan at the moment - these things change