getting my sump modified

[dabigbolf]

hey,

getting my sump modded so that i can lower the engine right down in the bay with the new mounts.

basically reshaping the base so it doesn;t hit the front sway bar.

can anyone see any problems in doing this, as i believe that oil is pretty important part of the engine.

the guys doing it, basically said they are going to wing it around the side, which means making it wider, rather than longer.

cheers

any comments welcome

[Clint32]

If you are only doing this so it dosent hit the swaybar i would just get a custom swaybar instead. Would be easier than doing a sump and less likely to cause long term problems. Cheaper i would think as well.

[Sydneykid]

Hi Bolf, if you make the sump shallower, then you will need to modify the pick up as well as it sits very close to the bottom of the deepest part of the sump.

Hope that helps

[dabigbolf]

i dont think they are making a whole new sump, just where it hit the sway bar, they are gonna modify it.

its not being made shallower, just a bit wider.

as for a new sway bar, to get one made up would cost a shit load.

i dont know what they are doing reallly, but something like that.

will post some pics when it all done.

cheers

and i'll ask em about the pickup.

the specific steal its made out of is rare as. i let you know how i go, but the guys ahve done it before, so should be fine.

[Sydneykid]

Hi bolf, for a swaybar with slight alteration from standard? Try

www.whiteline.com.au

[Guest RedLineGTR]

good luck with the work..

[Belly_up]

I spoke to a local engineer about the problems with modifying sumps, and he hated them. he said that it was basically impossible to tell what alloy the sump had been pressed / cast from, and that consequently the modifications often failed and cracked due to the pressure in the sump. He said the only reson they did it was that the owners were too tight to pay for the fabrication of the zillion bolt flange to fabricate a completely custom sump (not implying that this is the case here). He said that they always recommended against it where possible.

[dabigbolf]

hmmm,

well basically not to tight, just first i ever heard of it.

i shell speak to the guys doing it, as i would never have thought of that question to ask.

cheers and i let you know how i go.

also getting the plenum refaced (so that should be interesting), i know sydneykid, but its worth a try, and will save me a few headaches, and they guarantee it will work the way they are doing it.

so worth a try i reckon.