afghanibob's 1995 Cobra build up---(May2010 Update) Getting closer

[duh09]

God this car makes me drool.

Just curious, why are you running the throttle body to the front? Can't you turn those to face either direction? Seems like it'd be easier to run the cold-side pipe with less bends if the throttle was pointed towards the drivers side. I'm sure you've got a good reason because you're def on top of this build, I'm just curious.

[AfghaniBob]

God this car makes me drool.

Just curious, why are you running the throttle body to the front? Can't you turn those to face either direction? Seems like it'd be easier to run the cold-side pipe with less bends if the throttle was pointed towards the drivers side. I'm sure you've got a good reason because you're def on top of this build, I'm just curious.

One of my main goals was to stuff it all under the factory hood without major mods such as k-member to frame spacers.  I also wanted to go LQ9 coil on plug and needed a place to mount them.  The simplest place to put the coils was on the valve covers that are alread to tall to run a fuel injected manifold with the stock hood as it is.  I know because at one stage in the build I had a factory style 95 Cobra upper and lower but it took all kinds of crazy work and a 1/2" spacer.  Turning the T/B to the front kept it from going over the coils and valve covers requiring way more hood height than I already didn't have.

I still had to make mods to fit it mounted front feed. The manifold itself was machined at the carb base, .3750" (3/8").  I also had to grind down the top of the t/b mount on the face of the elbow to gain hood clearance.

[duh09]

That makes sense, I wasn't really thinking about hood clearance at all.

[JDwhite98gt]

Nice build.  In reference to your issue concerning the turbo piping couper being so close to the exhaust, can you fab up a heat shield?  Weld two brackets to that exhaust pipe, bend a sheet of metal and bolt it on.  Could be an easy way of deflecting heat away from the rubber coupling.

[AfghaniBob]

Nice build.  In reference to your issue concerning the turbo piping couper being so close to the exhaust, can you fab up a heat shield?  Weld two brackets to that exhaust pipe, bend a sheet of metal and bolt it on.  Could be an easy way of deflecting heat away from the rubber coupling.

I have considered a "shield" of some sort.  Time to search the DEI catalog.

[ryeguy2006a]

Build looks really good. That will be pretty quick when its up and running!!

[AfghaniBob]

NXcoupe - Looks like I will be back in BAF in a week or two.