Originally posted by Zeke Fishburn:
You said this engine sits up quite a bit higher because of it's deep skirt design.
Just as a mental exercise, how much of that height is taken up by the oil pan? Would a dry sump oiling system allow the engine to sit lower?
Again, this is just a mental exercise for me.
The short answer is yes.
The long answer is I could lower the engine with the current pan design however I would also have to reduce the sump depth accordingly - as it is the sump is 2" lower than the front crossmember.
The pan takes 6 litres to get oil on the stick.
The overall height of the 4.2 is lower than the former 292 by about 2-3".
