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How to tell the difference between an FD/S5NA housing?

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Old 06-16-10, 01:18 PM
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How to tell the difference between an FD/S5NA housing?

Just as the title states, how can you tell them apart?
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if those are the only two your comparing , FD housing exhaust port has no diffuser, s5 na has diffuser
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the FD housing will have a small groove on the "legs" to hold sealant
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Originally Posted by kompressorlogic
if those are the only two your comparing , FD housing exhaust port has no diffuser, s5 na has diffuser
Originally Posted by j9fd3s
the FD housing will have a small groove on the "legs" to hold sealant
Thanks for your responce guys, I forgot to mention, I knew about the difference in diffusers.
j9fd3s I'm not familiar with "legs", could you clearify? Any other differences?

The reason that I'm asking is that I'm getting an S5 Turbo engine with one bad housing rebuilt , and I can get a hold of an FD housing to swap it in, just want to know if it's going to work. I know the FD housing doesn't have the coolant passage like the S5 Turbo housings, and it looks like a S5 NA housing. Thanks in advance for your responce.
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