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Originally Posted by The Radium King
cool. with the Porsche/audi 5-speed are you using the oem transmission mounts - ie, does the engine fit far enough forward? any other fit issues?
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Yes, the engine cradle was built around using the OEM style transaxle mounts to position the engine in the engine bay, and it fits... barely. For me, it was important that none of the engine's oil pan would hang down below the level of the floor pan so I probably raised the engine up higher than the others who have done this in the past. As a result, the cam position sensor is extremely close to the top of the engine bay, and one of the breather lines coming off of the driver's side valve cover will need to be relocated so I can use an unmodified engine lid. This package will be using solid engine and transaxle mounts so I'm not worried about the engine torquing under load, but if it weren't for that, something would have to be done to either space the whole drivetrain down to prevent the engine from hitting other things. These are all relatively small issues though. The biggest problem is going to be the intake manifold and throttle body. I'll go into that in more detail later.
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