Re: p2348
An illness set me back about a month. Just getting back to it. Engine finally in. The dry sump pulleys need to be as short as possible. Even then, the nut on the crank dips into the hole in the firewall and rubs. This necessitates cutting it out a bit so when the engine heaves, you don't hear a "grinding". There's about 3/8"-12" of clearance in front of the dry sump pulley. The compartment is really really tight. I would have been done a month ago if not for the dry sump, but where's the fun in that. Lessons learned:
1. Dennis' serpentine setup is excellent. It fits cleanly and puts both the alternator and AC on the right, freeing up precious room on the left for radiator hose routing. Even without the dry sump, it is a cleaner install and the whole thing including the water pump pulley will fit under the stock cover with no cutting.
2. I had to do a lot of finessing to get the radiator hose outlets on the left of the firewall to come low enough to clear the dry sump belt. They need to be in the lower half of the opening you see.
3. Just plan on opening the middle hole if you're using a dry sump. There's no way around it. Dennis does it (didn't know that until after I made the decision to cut up my precious car)
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