68 4-door "Sleeper"
I ran into some problems with the XV intake manifold. The oil filler is in the intake manifold. The oil filler that XV provides interferes with the fuel rails. There is no way to put the "cap" on without hitting the fuel rail.
My first thought was to grind away at the solid aluminum part of the rail with a carbide burr. That way, the "cap" (if you want to call it that) would be able to turn.
However, it still did not work. I would have had to grind away at the tube where the fuel flows to get the "cap" (if you want to call it that) to be able to turn freely.
I decided to make an extension. I went to Lowe's and bought some brass to extend the filler "cap" (if you want to call it that) away from the fuel rail tube. I will paint it orange to make it look more "factory".
The other problem I had is with the throttle body. I think this throttle body was designed for the rice burner tuner crowd where you put a tube from the throttle body to a cone-shaped air filter. But, I want this to look "factory" so, I want to put a standard round air filter on it. The problem I discovered is that the "throttle-body-opener-lever" hits the bottom of the air cleaner.
I bought from JEGS an air cleaner extension so that the "throttle-body-opener-lever" would not hit the bottom of the air cleaner.
Now, I am worried that the engine will be too tall to fit under the hood. :sad7:
I ran into some problems with the XV intake manifold. The oil filler is in the intake manifold. The oil filler that XV provides interferes with the fuel rails. There is no way to put the "cap" on without hitting the fuel rail.
My first thought was to grind away at the solid aluminum part of the rail with a carbide burr. That way, the "cap" (if you want to call it that) would be able to turn.
However, it still did not work. I would have had to grind away at the tube where the fuel flows to get the "cap" (if you want to call it that) to be able to turn freely.
I decided to make an extension. I went to Lowe's and bought some brass to extend the filler "cap" (if you want to call it that) away from the fuel rail tube. I will paint it orange to make it look more "factory".
The other problem I had is with the throttle body. I think this throttle body was designed for the rice burner tuner crowd where you put a tube from the throttle body to a cone-shaped air filter. But, I want this to look "factory" so, I want to put a standard round air filter on it. The problem I discovered is that the "throttle-body-opener-lever" hits the bottom of the air cleaner.
I bought from JEGS an air cleaner extension so that the "throttle-body-opener-lever" would not hit the bottom of the air cleaner.
Now, I am worried that the engine will be too tall to fit under the hood. :sad7: