| Re: CAV - Getting the Horsepower to the Ground - Part V
I put the chassis on blocks at the exact desired front and rear ride heights, stretched a string across the bottom of the car, and then leveled and lowered the engine so that the oil pan was about 1/8 inch higher than the belly pan of the car. Precise engine height positioning was easy with the adjustable engine mounts I had already installed. Overall the engine was lowered 1 1/2 inches.
Moving the engine forward was more involved. The main obstacle was the MSD billet distributor. Even with the motor now 1 1/2 inches lower than before, the large diameter distributor cap remained within 1/2 inch of the rear window frame. |