As above i have recently fitted Japspeed stainless manifolds and i have the common issue of the O2 sensor blank in the wrong place, ie> its designed for the left hand drive car and so i now have some slight scoring on the steering shaft.

There have been a few members, Slick pete and Hellraiser to name a couple that have fitted these and i wanted to know how you got over the problem.

 

If im going to take a hammer to something, will the manifold crack? bend the steering rod?

 

Before i start searching, would be good to have a definitive answer.

 

Many thanks

 

Graham

when you say its touching is it by alot? we always appreciate some constructive feedback and maybe we can look at improving the product fir the future.

 

We sell lots of these so I am interested in what others have done to get round this.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=114239

 

Some info there. But Im sure hellraiser or Pete had put up detailed pictures in another thread, but I cant find it now. They relocated the o2 sensor hole.

Edited September 7, 201114 yr by Yowser

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=114239

 

Some info there. But Im sure hellraiser or Pete had put up detailed pictures in another thread, but I cant find it now. They relocated the o2 sensor hole.

 

yes there is almost certainly a picture or two somewhere.

i relocated the sensor a bit further round the header.

Gaz/Hellraiser put his in the decat pipe.

Most of the manifolds foul on the steering as mentioned. The birmingham screwdriver will fix that issue. Crude and it does reduce the pipe diam a little.

when you say its touching is it by alot? we always appreciate some constructive feedback and maybe we can look at improving the product fir the future.

 

We sell lots of these so I am interested in what others have done to get round this.

 

The problem is the manifolds are designed for left hand drive cars, so where the O2 sensor hole is, you cannot fit an O2 sensor and the blank and the housing for the sensor on the pipe rubs on the steering column rod. As you turn the wheel it scores the metal on the rod as the steering column moves in an eccentric path causing it to hit the manifolds, so when going round a left hand bend it catches, right hand bend is fine. So for future reference, the O2 sensor needs moving away from the position its in now.

Cheers

Graham

Edited September 7, 201114 yr by groover

I will try the hammer method as i dont fancy taking the manifold off again lol.

 

Cheers

Graham

Cheers for the feedback I will put it to my colleague that we look at trying to get the hole moved in the future so it doesn't foul.