I agree with Tom C. The bulge is really only there for installation. I
prefer the throttle valve pointing towards the rear of the van (as occurs
with a 1800 digifant install) as opposed to the manifold found in (amongst
others) the brazilian fox where the throttle valve is forward, actually
adjacent to the bulge in the firewall.

The "bulge" itself can bo around 3-4" long, 1" wide and about 1/2" deep.

If you like, I'll send you a pic of my engine compartment, you can maybe get
an idea of what I am talking about.

Alistair

on 15/12/00 2:15 PM, Carolyn Kitzmann at kitzmann@EXIS.NET wrote:

> I have an 82 diesel that I am converting to an inline 4 golf engine.  My
> question is how much does the intake interfere with the driverside
> firewall?  I've seen alot of stuff saying or showing cuts made in the
> firewall in this area, but no one who has a website that I've emailed seems
> willing to tell me how much the intake sticks out of the hole. So basically
> I just want to know who much does the intake protrude past the side of the
> engine compartment, 1/4 inch?
> So if anybody has done this conversion, please help.
> Dave K.
>