steering shafts catchs on exhaust.. what do u guys do about that?

[S13 240SX]

i did an rb20 in s13, i used r32 x-member with stock mounts... steering shaft catchs on my exhaust.. what do u guys usually do about it? I thought about griding it a little on the exhuast but i dont know. : (

[S13 240SX]

it hits the turbo elbow.. anywhere i can make clearance for this without buying an aftermarket one right away..

what can i do to notch it? someone told me to notch it.. how the hell do i do that?

[Shocker]

yeah, I used a mount kit, so didnt have to much of an issue, try notching it, dont go to deep...

[S13 240SX]

ok but notch it how and with what?

[Ramius83]

ok but notch it how and with what?

What he means by notching, is to mark the turbo elbow where the steering shaft is hitting it. Then cut that section and a little more out of the turbo elbow. Then weld in a U-bent piece of metal. Now, what I mean by U-bent is that the U bends inside the pipe. _____/****\_____ That section where the *'s are located is the notch and this allows the steering shaft to go through that area.

Or you can take it out and pound the living hell out of it with a hammer. But be careful that you don't puncture the pipe and have to have it welded.

[tlkq]

good luck pounding it as it's cast

[blurrbosi]

WTF.... dont do that!

What he means by notching, is to mark the turbo elbow where the steering shaft is hitting it. Then cut that section and a little more out of the turbo elbow. Then weld in a U-bent piece of metal. Now, what I mean by U-bent is that the U bends inside the pipe. _____/****\_____ That section where the *'s are located is the notch and this allows the steering shaft to go through that area.

Or you can take it out and pound the living hell out of it with a hammer. But be careful that you don't puncture the pipe and have to have it welded.

Take the elbow off and look where the rubbing is happening. Then just grind her down some. I used a grinder on the stock one and then threw some paint over the grind. Solved.

[Cpt_Impossible]

My setup is the same and mine fits fine.

[Darius]

Use an air-powered die grinder with a carbide bit and take off about 1/16th of an inch or less.

[ripracer]

Here is what I grinded out and then welded a peice of exhaust I cut out and grinded to fit right inside that oval, but now I have a AM Performance pipe, YEA..

[Imissmyturbo]

This is what I did.

[Joe]

ill one up youthis is what i did



except the clearance is actually worse

[Bwana]

Awww, Joe's just whoring up pics of his new engine...

[BoostFab]

whore!!!!!

[BoostFab]

Here is what I grinded out and then welded a peice of exhaust I cut out and grinded to fit right inside that oval, but now I have a AM Performance pipe, YEA..

no no no no please dont do that.... cut off that pipe near the flange and weld a new tube that has a proper bend... you're killing me....

[Joe]

Awww, Joe's just whoring up pics of his new engine...

damn ****ing right ive been busting my *** to get it in for the past 2 weeks

[Bwana]

It looks great man, that's going to be a freaking sweet setup. Now make it look as clean as Chris'.

[Joe]

**** that this is a racecar, dont need pretty

[DJButton]

Just scared of a little competition, eh Joe?

[tlkq]

no no no no please dont do that.... cut off that pipe near the flange and weld a new tube that has a proper bend... you're killing me....

Doesn't the fact that its cast iron cause a bit of a problem with this?

[Carl H]

while its typicaly a no-no welding to cast iron its more of the fact that it creates a huge restriction.

[Joe]

Just scared of a little competition, eh Joe?

you arent listening lol, it isnt a show car

[BoostFab]

Doesn't the fact that its cast iron cause a bit of a problem with this?

who said you can't weld cast iron?!? the way he cut and patch his is restrictive.

[ripracer]

Yes mine is way restrict, but you should have seen the hole that was there from where it was grinded so thin that the steering shaft rubbed through it. So it was a temp. fix.

I know have a AM pipe, haven't installed it. So does that mean with the new elbow pipe/test pipe/ exhaust and FMIC I should feel a difference in power.

Want to try and do a dyno before and after.