Mounting MX5 engine

[Davidbolam]

This is a question to anyone building an 1.6 mx5 based car???

I remember reading when skov installed his engine the inlet manifold was too high for the bonnet to close properly until the engine was moved slightly to the nearside of the car. I have looked at these measurements on his flickr/protobucket pages. I am sure I alse read that someone else managed to get their engine to fit without any modification?

If I produce my mounts so that the sump is 4cm under the lower chassis rails will this fit without moving the eninge to the side?

Thanks for your help!!