Changing from 42mm to 50mm inlet manifold

[Bfstrachan 10]

On my 1.8 16v I'm in the middle of changing the inlet manifold from 42 - 50mm. Do the brackets from the 42mm just swap onto the 50 or are they different? Also the throttle cable bracket looks different too? I changed over the throttle bodies and put my existing one on to the 50mm - is that right?

Thanks!

[lilfuzzer 1]

Hi billy could you send a pic of the brackets you mean

 

trying to recall in my head what they could be been a long time since i had a 42mm inlet

[Bfstrachan 10]

Thanks for the reply - it's the two holding brackets on the back that hold the manifold to the head. One bracket has 4 bolts - two into mani and two into head. The other has on into mani and two into head. If the two manifolds are the same size they should be fine, but I'm sure I read somewhere that the 50mm was slightly deeper? Not at the car just now or would have taken a snap...

[lilfuzzer 1]

No then biĺly I am stumped there. I thought the back chamber I with the writing on was the same on both and its the tubes thatvate different. Never noticed the bracket difference. Guessing you have both brackets though?

 

Is the 50mm stuff all coated or shiny?

[MZpog 10]

They were the same on my 2.0 when I swapped from 42mm to 50mm.

[Bfstrachan 10]

Aye you are right! Got it altogether this morning. The throttle bodies were different and just kept the old one.

Thanks!

[Bfstrachan 10]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]82683[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]82684[/ATTACH]

[MZpog 10]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]82683[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]82684[/ATTACH]

 

Interested to hear what you think of it on a 1.8. Hopefully the drop in torque won't be a problem (it wasn't for me on the 2.0)