I4 inlet manifold again

[Enoch]

Hi peeps, a mate of mine come round the other day and was looking at my car. Upon spying the massive inlet manifold sticking up out of the engine bay he asked why I did not find one from a Galaxy. Apparently ford used the NSE (2.0 DOHC 8 valve I4) in early galaxies and the manifold goes down instead of up. Can anyone confirm or contradict this? He thinks that it may have all the same outlets and even use the same throttle body. I am desperately seeking a solution that will eliminate the need for a massive hump in the bonnet so any input would be very much appreciated.
Best and all that,
Enoch

[deezee]

I know its the 2.3 but it looks like it does go down.

[deezee]

Grabbed some photos. It certainly has a slimmer manifold.

[Enoch]

Thanks for that Deezee, I am hoping the 8 valve version looks very similar, if it does then I will be one happy bunny It looks like the thermostat housing is in a different position, on the 8 valve it is part of the inlet manifold. I am assured that the I4 engine from my donor is the same as the 8 valve in the Galaxy so I should be ok. I have found one at a breakers so I guess I will know for sure when I receive it.
Enoch.

[deezee]

Originally Posted by Enoch

Thanks for that Deezee, I am hoping the 8 valve version looks very similar

Those 2nd sets of photos of just the engine, are the 2ltr 8 valve version. Its the engine out of a MK1 Galaxy.

The thermostat I had on a stripped down Sierra DOHC was in the same place as those photos of the galaxy engine thermostat?

[Enoch]

Hi again Deezee, is that not the thermostat housing at the back of the engine above the flywheel? On mine the thermostat housing is part of the inlet manifold, it sits at the front of the engine. Can't quite see from your photos if it is the same on the galaxy assembly or not.
Cheers,
Enoch.

[deezee]

Just looked at Haynes. I see what you mean about the thermostat being on the manifold? I got a load of stuff of a DOHC Sierra to convert my RS2000 engine into RWD format. The thermostat I have is exactly the same as the Galaxy one, yet its off a Sierra. Well actually the scrap fella said it was off a Sierra, but it had a RWD sump on it.

[twinturbo]

This engine was also found in scorpios, not sure if it had the same manifold. Doubt it though.

TT

[twinturbo]

BISH

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/technical.htm

[Enoch]

Thanks guys - TT it looks like the manifold in the first photo would be absolutely perfect, if the thermostat is at the front and the thermostat housing is part of the manifold, like it is on the sierra one. I have taken a gamble and ordered a galaxy one so I will let you know how I get on. I figure I should be able to do something with it far more easily than modifying the existing one.
Enoch.