Need Facts On Front Facing Plenums

[FordyR31]

Sweet Thanks. Great looking manifold.

[Soundboyracer]

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[FordyR31]

Not interested in the cut and shut plenum, as I said mine needs to come off for repair at the very least so may aswell replace it with something new, no 17ish years old.

[Hanaldo]

Think carefully about why you want to change to a FFP before you do. I can tell you now, they don't make working on the car easier. They make it a hell of a lot harder. Spark plugs are one thing, getting in and around the engine bay is another, and oil filter changes are a right pain in the ass.

That said, I love my Plazmaman. Just recommend thinking about it, if you're doing it to make life easier then I don't recommend it.

[FordyR31]

Thanks for the advice.

[ARTZ]

Yeah what Hanald said...i almost put me on my car till I realized how shitty it was going to make working under it...theres a starter motor oil filter and a lot of pipes under there and luckily none of them usually go wrong ...but if they do you are in for a world of hurt

[FordyR31]

Main thing that sparked the idea was the damage to my current one. If I replace with another second hand one of the same age its only a matter of time before something similar happens so thought I might as well replace with something brand new and neat looking. The only work I really do on the car engine wise is the service.

[Ben C34]

Main thing that sparked the idea was the damage to my current one. If I replace with another second hand one of the same age its only a matter of time before something similar happens so thought I might as well replace with something brand new and neat looking. The only work I really do on the car engine wise is the service.

what is the damage?

[FordyR31]

The top rad hose connection has rusted away and isnt clamping properly. I have also searched a simple fix for this problem, asked questions in similar topic threads and come up with nothing.

Even if it has to come off for repair, may aswell replace with something completely new.

Edited August 19, 2013 by FordyR31

[WMDC35]

Yeah what Hanald said...i almost put me on my car till I realized how shitty it was going to make working under it...theres a starter motor oil filter and a lot of pipes under there and luckily none of them usually go wrong ...but if they do you are in for a world of hurt

this for sure, underneath is a nightmare

[wolverine]

Gibson/Plazmaman pipe is the easiest way to shorten the pipe work and is easy to remove when changing plugs and doesn't foul the oil filter access.

[LTHLRB]

If you want to use a front facing plenum but are worried about oil filter changes being difficult maybe think about using a relocation kit for the oil filter? I didn't find changing the oil filter hard at all with my Greddy plenum. Aswell as installing my oil cooler n relo kit on the ground.