IaTR6 Dennis Costello Central Iowa (192 posts) Registered: 12/29/2007 02:53PM Main British Car: '73 TR 6 '97 Explorer 5.0 |
engine tilt
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 |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1366 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: engine tilt
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 |
IaTR6 Dennis Costello Central Iowa (192 posts) Registered: 12/29/2007 02:53PM Main British Car: '73 TR 6 '97 Explorer 5.0 |
Re: engine tilt
Fred,
Thanks, I suspected as much. Now to come up with the necessary pieces and settle the driveline alignment issue. Dennis |
djw090 David Witham Warwick UK (115 posts) Registered: 06/12/2008 11:20AM Main British Car: MGB 1974 and MG ZT 160 turbo 2005 |
Re: engine tilt
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 |