TA front cover help

[Tom Tom Turbo]

Have a brand new TA front cover and the adjustable pressure regulator doesn't leave enough room for the aluminum spacer on the PTE stock location IC bracket on the passenger side. Anyone else have this problem?


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[fastblackracing]

How much room are you short? I have ran many stock location coolers and depending on how the bracket is made it is very close...... within 3/8 " and that is with the stock pressure relief retaining cap bolt.......sounds like surgery on the bracket or using the stock retaining cap bolt are your options.......

 

[Tom Tom Turbo]

I'm having issues with the diameter of the spacer being too large and it binds up on the bottom of the oil pump cover.


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[Tom Tom Turbo]

After hacking the IC bracket up, it finally fits. Kinda dumb if you ask me....I can't be the only person with a TA cover and PTE SLIC, you'd think someone would have thought this through.


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[fastblackracing]

After hacking the IC bracket up, it finally fits. Kinda dumb if you ask me....I can't be the only person with a TA cover and PTE SLIC, you'd think someone would have thought this through.


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This is always a problem with things that were prototyped on say a motor with a stock oil cover and then something else is used. Good reason to justify the $$$ to buy welding machines, band saws, drill presses and any thing else you might need. Did that pte slic use a stock bracket or something different?

 

[Tom Tom Turbo]

The PTE IC uses a longer stud in place of a stock front cover bolt. The issue is the adjustable regulator that sticks out from the pump cover makes contact with this bracket and you can't tighten the bolt to the front cover.


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[BEATAV8]

Buddy of mine just went through the same scenario. Grinding cutting welding was the solution for him....

 

[Tom Tom Turbo]

I just used hole saw and made a pocket for it to poke through.


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