4A-GE MK1 Engine TRD Header CV axle Clearance [Archive] - Toyota MR2 Message Board

4A-GE MK1 Engine, engine, gasket, axle, header, head, clearance, fuel, flywheel, reconditioned, 120k, reshimmed, rear, pump, front, main, water, injectors, seal, valves, till, deal, leave, replaced, blown, removing, lightweight, tvis, looked, issue, noticed, back, sitting, close, replace, background, install, gaskets, intake, touches, expecting, ruin, cook, clutch

I put a trd header on my mr2 while I had the engine out and now that I have the engine sitting back in the car I noticed that it looked like there would be a clearance issue with the cv axle. I set one in there just to see and it is so close that it nearly touches. Has anyone else seen this. I am expecting that it will cook the cv axle and ruin it. Has anybody else seen this? Bit of background I took the engine out to replace the head gasket oil pan gasket, intake gaskets, install trd