bracey
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 07:10 PM |
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sump clearance
what is suggested MINIMUM sump clearance as am currently fitting red top in mk and it seems awfully low 
cheers
richard
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 07:15 PM |
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Most people try to get 100mm clearance - good enough for all but the worst speed bumps.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 07:15 PM |
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I think i heard somewhere 4" but im afraind mine might be lower
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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richard thomas
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 07:20 PM |
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I've got about 4 finger's worth of clearance, whatever that measures out to be?....bit low but with a bit of common sense and forward
planning it's been no problem so far - one wheel over the speed humps seems to work.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas
I've got about 4 finger's worth of clearance, whatever that measures out to be?....bit low but with a bit of common sense and forward
planning it's been no problem so far - one wheel over the speed humps seems to work.
Four of my (fat) fingers = 3"
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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TOO BADD
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 07:37 PM |
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My xe is about 50mm. Scoops up horse poo big time and look out for the loose cats eyes.
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BenB
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 08:34 PM |
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80mm on my car.....
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oldtimer
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 09:00 PM |
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50mm on the sump sounds super shallow. Can a steel sump take a good knock and still survive?...
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thepest
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| posted on 28/6/08 at 06:14 AM |
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depends where you live, on my locost I can only use it on about 30% of the roads here
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RK
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| posted on 28/6/08 at 02:42 PM |
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I bought a 1/4 " ally plate that I want to put under mine (I have about 3 1/2" , that I need to get bent by someone. Downsides are:
a) adds weight
b) reduces the clearance
but has the advantage of peace of mind if I do hit something.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/6/08 at 04:23 PM |
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My XE has around 70mm clearance, and I haven't hit anything yet in 1000 or so miles, including the several speed bumps at work, clears fine.
As my bodywork is the stuart taylor stuff which is an inch lower than the MK you should have no trouble....
but I am using a Caterham HPC wet sump which is only the same depth as the flywheel teeth externally, basically, the sump, type 9 box and flywheel are
all more or less the same height (flywheel obviously a couple of mm inside of the rest!)
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