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haulbalz

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I'm in the process of installing my vortech, and something just doesn't seem right.. the blower is currently about 1mm away from the frame! I know things are going to be tight, but what do you guys think the deal is going to be? anyone have pictures of how their blower sits in the bay? I've searched but found mostly full engine bay shots. sorry for the long post but i need help!

 

haulbalz

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anyone?

 

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i think i got some good pics of that area when i was installing my new block and powerpipe. let me look around.

 

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this is all i have right now. i'll see if i have some more when i get home later.

hope this helps....

 

haulbalz

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it does help, but where im talking about it hitting is on basically the bottom of the blower and the bracket.

 

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do you have any pics of it? its going to be close, but you should have enough clearance. im trying to remember, but i think i have a good inch clearance there.

 

haulbalz

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an inch? wow, something must be off, i'll figure it out, but if you or anyone else has pics id appreciate it. thanks

 

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Fords production tolerances are kinda lax so it wouldent surprise me if everyone with a vortech has different amounts of clerance there...and everywhere else for that matter. But I never owned or did a blower install so this is where I make my exit.

 

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Here are a couple more pics to add. The car is sitting in the garage right now so if you need any specific angle pics just ask, I'll do that for ya.

 

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haulbalz

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HGFireHazard said:

Here are a couple more pics to add. The car is sitting in the garage right now so if you need any specific angle pics just ask, I'll do that for ya.

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In the bottom pic, it looks like the bottom of the blower is touching.. is it?

by the way i appreciate the help!

 

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HGFireHazard

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The S/C unit itself touches nothing. The bracket touches just a little bit of line that's underneath as in the pics below. I took the unit off so you can compare a little bit better. Let us know if you have any more questions!

 

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haulbalz

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AWESOME! I can't beleive you took the head unit off just to get pics. i really appreciate it. that seems about like how mine is set up. I really appreciate it!

 

donjohn

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that seems a little close, but i guess the engine only torques upwards and wouldn't really hit anything over there. Still seems like a little bit of poor design though.

 

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It's no big deal. I called PMAS again today and they told me 2 more weeks for my MAF, so I have nothing better to do. Glad it helped ya out.