Fitting Extractors

[Menice 331]

So I'm wondering if there's enough room to fit a set of extractors (maybe 4-1) while the motor "clevo" is fitted, car is xe with no power steering and i'm guessing i wont be able to fit starter till they're in... I've attempted to fit a set in an xf with powersteering, and i was able to get the passenger side in ok but had to lift motor to get drivers side in, in saying that i'm pretty sure i scratched the shit out of the engine bay and i'm trying to do it without making a mark as the paint is mint

[Stu5766 394]

I fitted 4 into 1's on my XD, with power steering.

I had to jack the motor of the mounts & also had the front on stands reasonably high.

There was more grunting, sweating & swearing than a prison shower block.

[Menice 331]

was hoping i might be able to throw it on a hoist and jimmy it up through the bottom

 

I'm scared of scratching the paint the most lol so i think lots of blankets/rags might be in order when i'm ready to attempt this

[Stu5766 394]

I would consider pulling the steering box out of the way. Being a manual box will most definatly make it easier. A set of try Y's will slip straight in without a problem.

[bear351c 10,356]

Without making a scratch.???  

 

No.

 

Engine out or up. Sorry dude.

[Menice 331]

Shit aye... Oh well it is what it is, just slap some log manifolds on in reverse and strap on a turbo haha

 

Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

[bear351c 10,356]

The 4-into-1's fit OK, just a bitch to get them in there.!!  I've always put them in first, and lowered the engine in after.

[gerg 10,875]

Even 4-2-1s are a bitch on the steering box side. Mine came with a slip joint just before the collector so you can put in pipes 1 & 2 and then slip 3 & 4 in separately. That bloody slip joint leaks a bit though.

[Free.51 2,818]

I don't think I had any problems fitting the drivers side extractor on my clevo which has 4 into 1 genies, only issue was I had to jack the front end up pretty high for clearance so I could manoeuvre the extractor into place & so the flange at the end wouldn't scrape on the ground.

[FALCONSTIEN 32]

When I did my engine swap. I had the power steer box in, sat the driver side extractor in the bay and lowered the motor in. I would have never got it in there with motor in position. Bolting the pipes up was the worst part of the the swap. You have to try to center your mind into a meditation like state and contort you self into yoga type positions. But when it starts up its all worth it.

[bear351c 10,356]

Yeah, not much fun. Reckon i had to cut an 11mm ringy for the last bolt..

[gerg 10,875]

Mine were second-handies and the head flange was warped. I had to cut the bridge between the ports and bend it straight again, with a bit of grinding on the face to true it up.

[Free.51 2,818]

Yeah, not much fun. Reckon i had to cut an 11mm ringy for the last bolt..

[Free.51 2,818]

Me too.

[Menice 331]

Thanks guys I'll throw it on my mates hoist when I give it a go

 

Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

[Stu5766 394]

Get a set of arp extractor studs.

That way you can slip the gasket on & slide the extractor in & over the studs & chuck the nuts on.

That's my setup & I wouldn't go back to bolts again!

Preferably on a hoist, jack the motor off the mounts as far as you possibly can without hurting anything. ( your mate probably would have a wind up stand or at worst a transmission jack ).

Feed the extractor in from under the car, you will need to get the starter motor out of the way.

[CHESTNUTXE 7,632]

my first experiance fitting a set of 2v extractors was parking the xb over a large drain ,jumping down the hole while a mate was helping guiding the headers to the bolt holes LOL,omg.