CMF_Ghetto Micra
» CMF MemberOkay, since buying a set of used hurricane headers from east oz (pre-modified for air con micra)... probably, a year ago, or so.
I FINALLY got the headers on the car this weekend past.
I'd love to share my painful experience in getting the headers on the car.
Firstly, getting the old exh manifold and front pipe off wasnt very hard, infact, the hardest bit was simply letting some WD40 soak into the old rusted bolts on the cat flange, and first primary cat converter bolts.. getting the stuff out of the car was pretty simple.
Just TRY and get the hurricane extrators into the car without:
removing the alternator completely
undoing the front engine strap/mount
bending the a/c pipes near the compressor
removing the a/c condensor fan assembly
removing the 02 sensor/bracket
bending/altering the oil dipstick guide
removing the whiteline underbody brace temporarily
spacing the alternator away from the block, because despite the headers being modified, they still dont clear the alternator.
To be honest, it would have been considerably faster for me to just drop the whole damn motor and bolt it right on. or perhaps just at least unbolt the a/c and move it to the side temporarily.
of course, because i had to space the alternator out from the block, the belt was looser. In comes adjusting the idler pulley.. this bit is so fun, when you cant slacken off the pulley's assembly bolt, in order to adjust the tensioner. Resolution? remove drivers side wheel, inner guard, undo whole idler pulley assembly off motor, put in vice, undo the nut, degrease everything, re-install on car and dont do the assembly nut up too tight. *sigh*.
the extractors have about 1mm gap from the alternator's plastic shroud. hope it doesnt melt off.
when you've finally finished and packed your tools away, it's time to vent your frustration by driving your micra through the burbs with only extractors on it... Have you heard/experienced this? my god. It's so loud it vibrates the whole chassis. it feels like an earthquake. the car has no power, because it just cant cope with no exhaust. and did I mention LOUD !@?!
Thursday the car goes into the exhaust shop for a 2" pipe with canon muffler. cant wait.
I FINALLY got the headers on the car this weekend past.
I'd love to share my painful experience in getting the headers on the car.
Firstly, getting the old exh manifold and front pipe off wasnt very hard, infact, the hardest bit was simply letting some WD40 soak into the old rusted bolts on the cat flange, and first primary cat converter bolts.. getting the stuff out of the car was pretty simple.
Just TRY and get the hurricane extrators into the car without:
removing the alternator completely
undoing the front engine strap/mount
bending the a/c pipes near the compressor
removing the a/c condensor fan assembly
removing the 02 sensor/bracket
bending/altering the oil dipstick guide
removing the whiteline underbody brace temporarily
spacing the alternator away from the block, because despite the headers being modified, they still dont clear the alternator.
To be honest, it would have been considerably faster for me to just drop the whole damn motor and bolt it right on. or perhaps just at least unbolt the a/c and move it to the side temporarily.
of course, because i had to space the alternator out from the block, the belt was looser. In comes adjusting the idler pulley.. this bit is so fun, when you cant slacken off the pulley's assembly bolt, in order to adjust the tensioner. Resolution? remove drivers side wheel, inner guard, undo whole idler pulley assembly off motor, put in vice, undo the nut, degrease everything, re-install on car and dont do the assembly nut up too tight. *sigh*.
the extractors have about 1mm gap from the alternator's plastic shroud. hope it doesnt melt off.
when you've finally finished and packed your tools away, it's time to vent your frustration by driving your micra through the burbs with only extractors on it... Have you heard/experienced this? my god. It's so loud it vibrates the whole chassis. it feels like an earthquake. the car has no power, because it just cant cope with no exhaust. and did I mention LOUD !@?!
Thursday the car goes into the exhaust shop for a 2" pipe with canon muffler. cant wait.