Nonamekid's BP with G-series swap

[nonamekid]

The 2 trannies are the same size but are clocked slightly different, at least that is what I am told. I didn't have to build a special bracket for the midshaft like alot of guys say is necessary. I put washers behind the midshaft to bring it away from the block till it rotated freely and I was good to go. I think it was 2 or 3 washers on the top bolt and and 1 on each bottom bolt.

I have yet to see 2 installs that are the same. Since the mounts aren't all built in the same jig, they are all slightly different.

[Ford Fester]

Disappointed my b8 lost to your bp

[nonamekid]

Disappointed my b8 lost to your bp

lol, your car held up well for having 2 passengers in it. The stock festiva airbox really held me back. My adapter was in the mail when I got home, so I am ready for a rematch. Also I need plugs and wires as I did not replace those when I did the swap, and I wouldn't be surprised if the original plugs are in it. I am just happy it ran fine driving down there and back, now I can work on the little stuff.

[zoom zoom]

Lol...you guys went to Mexico and didn't get any videos?????????

[nonamekid]

Got my new air filter installed. This should flow alot better than the stock festiva airbox I had to use while I was waiting for this to show up.

[sam]

Me likes the air intake! What size?

[nonamekid]

The air inlet for the filter is 3" and according to the manufacturer the rest of it is:

Stands Roughly around 6" base diameter and 2.75" height from base skirt to screw

The style is mushroom: I didn't want to have to try to shove a cone filter in there.

I don't like the look of the intake pipe, so I will be looking at finding something shiny to replace it with. Also want it to end up more behind the headlight.

[shadetree]

Is that valve cover vent hose kinked for a reason ??

[eurotiva]

Only bad thing abou those foam filters is they break down and fall apart into your motor. Ask me how I know lol

[nonamekid]

Is that valve cover vent hose kinked for a reason ??

Yep, the stock one cracked and I haven't gotten a replacement yet.

[nonamekid]

Put new plugs and wires in last night. Also fixed my intake piping yesterday when I got home...



Also here are some shots of my exhaust manifold to show clearance. It really isn't near anything so I don't what specifically you were looking for clearance between.





The top of the manifold is below the bottom of the upper radiator support beam.

[turbokid]

On your new intake pipe. First off where did you get it? And also I see what you did with the valve cover breather but what did you do with the other 1 inch hose that went on the big square black box right after the afm ?

[nonamekid]

On your new intake pipe. First off where did you get it? And also I see what you did with the valve cover breather but what did you do with the other 1 inch hose that went on the big square black box right after the afm ?

The pipe is just some pipe I had laying around from when I did the intake on my mx-3. I think it is part of cold air intake for a honda. The 1 inch hose, I deleted it. The sensor on the bottom of the throttle body has been acting up on me and causing a really high idle. I just capped it at the throttle body. My idle is much better without it. A little low when it is cold, it wants to die. I just keep giving it a little throttle and it is ok. I tried swapping it to another one I had laying around, but that one is bad too.

[zoom zoom]

Intake pipe looks really good! That's exactly the kind of shot I was hoping for, trying to imagine how much clearance there is there, and I didn't know if the header ended up higher flush with the radiator support or not. I guess it would depend on the tranny mounts, but that definately helps give me a general idea. Hope I'll be seeing something similar to that soon myself. I was debating on making my own exhaust manifold, the cheap ebay ones crack easy, but I'm not paying 400$ for an exhaust manifold -.-

[freshtiva]

I was able to use the stock radiator fan. Had to bend it just a little to get the distributor on, but I got it in there. Haven't seen anybody else running the stock fan. Maybe mine is a little further back then yours.

I ran into the radiator clearance problem last night. Are there any easy steps with this swap ?? :banghead: I now know why you see unfinished projects for sale.