Can some of you put up some pics of how low down your engines sit in the chassis please. What im after is seeing how much sump you have bellow the chassis rail as i think we may need to lower the engine i just want to see what i can get away with.

Ta

Most people seem to go between 0" and 1" with the majority closer to 1"

A lot depends on the ground clearance you set - for road use I wouldn't go less than 3" below the sump with 4" the prefered clearance.

Absolutely mental - luv it

Having seen a Viento with a Rover V8 in I would have thought you would have no problems fitting that lump in. I would work from the bottom up and work on ground clearance as the deciding factor. The number of speed humps you have locally may determine how low you are willing to risk.......

the subject of ground clearance has been discussed many times on here so a search should help. General opinion seems to be 3"-4" is OK

HTH

Have used the standard luego mounts and rubbers for a RV8 so this is what I have ended up with - also a Standard rangerover sump.

final ride hight will be 6 inches from chassis rail ( not set yet in diagram - only about 4 ) sump extends a fraction over 2 inches bellow rail.


Second diagram shows clearances at top. The nose cone end gives me 9 inches of height level with the nose cone mounts. The scuttle end gices me a fraction over 11 inches.
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sump.

other viento's on the road may be of more help as mine is still ro run
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My sump sits around 2" below the bottom chassis rail

A chopped sump is on the cards!!

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Thats helpful Paul i was starting to wonder how much room we had at the top aswell as the bottom so you just answered that question for me ta

DaveFJ - that lump makes a RV* look very small

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Originally posted by Paul (Notts)
DaveFJ - that lump makes a RV* look very small

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OMG you know it may actually fit under the bonnet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its sitting just over 9 front and just under 11 rear may just have to drop the engine another inch and we could be sorted will let you know

Mark,

Mine's about 3" below bottom rail, but bear in mind this was measured with car on ramps and stands so can't say it's accurate.

I do have a rather large sump guard which takes quite a pounding

Also, you may find that yours being a Viento, mine being a Simon(!) that you have more ground clearance to start with. Iirc my engine is about 2" off the ground!

ATB

Simon

My RV8 sump is 2" below the chassis rail at its lowest point on my Viento

Cheers

Dave