Here's a comparison of the FD and Cosmo intake manifold. You can see the difference in length. The Cosmo runners are all almost identical in size and all are bigger than even the FD's primary runner.

 

Here's a closeup comparison of the FD secondary runer (LIM) versus the Cosmo secondary runner (LIM). Here's hoping that these ports work well with the monster turbo I'm running!

 

nice work man. Great pics!

 

very nice

 

keep up the good work, I'm soaking it all in for when I have to crack open my 13B-RE also!

 

LOL, 20/20 hindsight, I probably would have been fine just sliding this engine in. That's not nearly as much fun as rebuilding though! Quite a bit cheaper however

 

Ok, I've learned that it's a good idea to replace the stationary gears with those out of an FD. They accept the better bearings and deliver more oil to the E-shaft. They're hardened too I believe. The Cosmo style stationary gears are identical to the TII's.

 

ah ok, the 20b cosmo gears are used in the fd then



mike

 

you really really should take the time and use the cosmo upper and lower manifold, You'll just need to mod your throttle cable and rework a little bid of intercooler piping and splice in the throttle postition connector.. If your missing anything like the elbow or throttle body I can probably get them for you.. I would run a 20B throttle body on there if I were you. it has the same Idle control valve as the fd on it so your harness will plug right in and control the idle. I just happen to have one for sell and it is all so 2mm bigger than the FD to boot..

 

nice pics! all together the cosmo engine is better than the tt.