I know about the near industry standard engine tilt, and the resulting wedge to the intake manifold for carb. mounting, but wonder if there are any issues with a level mount for an injected engine? I know there would be the necessity of moving the nose of the differential in order to allow for some angles in the driveshaft, but if this level engine deal would work out, I might gain some hood clearance. What are the thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Dennis
Hey Dennis,
The engine doesn't really care how it's mounted. In fact in the RangeRover it's mounted dead level.
Despite popular belief the oil will still drain back and the cooling system won't fill with air.
Otherwise, how would you ever drive up or down hill?
The critical part is U joint angles and trans tunnel clearance.
Keep the U joint planes parallel and the drive shaft angle under 5' and you should be fine.
Cheers
Fred
Fred,
Thanks, I suspected as much. Now to come up with the necessary pieces and settle the driveline alignment issue.
Dennis
To get the UJ planes parallel the tail flange on the gear box and the drive flange on the axle need to be parallel. I have that a good way of measuring this is to use a magnetic camber gauge like the one in the following link.
www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=664&item=4034