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Technical => Chassis & Suspension Forum => Topic started by: Jerome on March 26, 2012, 02:56:01 PM

Title: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Jerome on March 26, 2012, 02:56:01 PM

Thinking of raising the transmission to go low low. I have no issues with the normal raising issues. However i have a porsche fan kit  and don't know if raising the engine 2 inches  will cause the fan to contact the decklid. Will it hit? Would decklid standoff's solve this? or would I be unable to run the lid?

If someone has a porsche fan kit some measurments would be appreciated! Particularly from the to verticaly to the decklid.

Thanks in advance gents!

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Bruce on March 26, 2012, 03:50:22 PM

What year is the car? 
The lids on late cars bulge out so much you can raise the gearbox and they won't hit.  An oval is the opposite, at a stock trans height, the fan ring hits the lid.

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Jerome on March 26, 2012, 07:19:10 PM

Yeah, it's a '57. They hit with just the Porsche fan - no mods?

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Geoff on March 27, 2012, 08:11:38 AM

Mine cleared fine on my 57

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Bruce on March 27, 2012, 06:43:46 PM

I recall Rob's didn't on his 54.  Did he have a Type 4 engine in at that time?

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Jerome on March 27, 2012, 09:37:21 PM

Does anyone have an early car with a porsche fan to measure?

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Geoff on March 28, 2012, 07:38:45 AM

Robs was a t4. My oval still has the Porsche shroud but I have deck lid standoffs on so I couldn't give you an accurate measurement.

Title: Re: Transmission raise - Help needed!
Post by: Jerome on March 28, 2012, 07:53:58 PM

Quote from: Geoff on March 28, 2012, 07:38:45 AM

Robs was a t4. My oval still has the Porsche shroud but I have deck lid standoffs on so I couldn't give you an accurate measurement.

If you are able to Geoff, i still would appreciate the measurement. At minimum it will give me an idea of how much clearance the standoffs give on a stock setup.

Thanks
Jerome