OK, I need a bump!
I mentioned Vauxhalls in my last post; I should also have mentioned that they were dry sumped so were comparatively squat. So, I have fitted the bonnet and it does indeed need a bump as I expected. For anyone else going down the route of installing the Mk11 engine, here are the details of MY installation:
The front face of the crank pulley is 14" from the front of the chassis bottom rail.
The engine sits on standard mountings.
The sump is approximately 1.7" below the chassis bottom rail.
The bonnet touches on the front of the cam cover and the oil filler but the worst offender is the air pipe from the cam cover to the induction plenum.
A cut out measuring 12" wide X 11" deep clears all of the obstructions but the induction plenum is still only just clear.
The throttle butterfly cam is very close to the bonnet and may need modification for safety's sake.
If asked, Dave at Equinox will provide the dims. of his bonnet (can't seem to find mine) and you should therefore be able to calculate the nature of the problem, if any. Dave does do a scooped version of the bonnet but I reckoned that would not have cleared my engine either.
Some of you blokes have very busy looking engine bays!!
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