graham1524
Well-known member
Some info that might help someone else trying to run Lil Brodies on a stockish setup:
First the front of the heads that I have are drilled and tapped in one location on the A/C side. This is a problem for running the RPM AC delete bracket. It appears that The mighty mouse/Renzfab bracket will work and I will be picking up one of those here shortly. Here is a picture that shows the lack of holes as well as the next issue.
The next issues is the brackets that support the upper intercooler. I will have to make new brackets to support this as well as keep it attached securely to the TB. The issue may be worked out with a different set of valve covers but the one that I got are from RPM and are pretty awesome.
I was not able to get a good picture of the next issue but it is with the driver side exhaust manifold. I am running head studs on the motor and that seems to cause an issue with how the manifold mounts. The studs are too tall and get in the way. We believe that using bolts will solve this problem but I'm to far along to find out exactly.
you can see above that we used studs and it kind of shows just how tall they are. The turbo side manifold had no fit issues except for needing a manifold spacer to install because it warped.
Lastly there is no hole in the head to run the stock gauge for coolant temp on the dash. Will have to look into this one further.
If you have anymore info that could be helpful please add on anyting that could be of use
First the front of the heads that I have are drilled and tapped in one location on the A/C side. This is a problem for running the RPM AC delete bracket. It appears that The mighty mouse/Renzfab bracket will work and I will be picking up one of those here shortly. Here is a picture that shows the lack of holes as well as the next issue.

The next issues is the brackets that support the upper intercooler. I will have to make new brackets to support this as well as keep it attached securely to the TB. The issue may be worked out with a different set of valve covers but the one that I got are from RPM and are pretty awesome.
I was not able to get a good picture of the next issue but it is with the driver side exhaust manifold. I am running head studs on the motor and that seems to cause an issue with how the manifold mounts. The studs are too tall and get in the way. We believe that using bolts will solve this problem but I'm to far along to find out exactly.

you can see above that we used studs and it kind of shows just how tall they are. The turbo side manifold had no fit issues except for needing a manifold spacer to install because it warped.
Lastly there is no hole in the head to run the stock gauge for coolant temp on the dash. Will have to look into this one further.
If you have anymore info that could be helpful please add on anyting that could be of use