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  • jm2rocket
    Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 32

    #1

    motor placement?

    which makes the more noticeable difference, mounting a cast iron aluminum headed motor 1 inch to the right or 1 inch up in a rocket?
  • rubbinsracin
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 668

    #2
    1" up would cause some additional roll and 1" to the right would cause it to put slightly more RF weight up there. We run our motor 1" up.

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    • BIGFREAK101
      Junior Member
      • Apr 2011
      • 23

      #3
      motor plate

      Just move the motor up 1inch if its a wet sump if its a dry sump leave it down all your trying to do is clearance the oil pan wet sump pans are 7inchs deep give or take a half inch most dry sump pans are 6inchs deep that on a SBC now.
      Don t move left or right can get weird vibrations if the drive shaft moves to far.out of line left to right.
      NOW LETS GET THAT MOTOR IN AND GO RACING
      BOOGIE BOOGIE BOOGIE. LETS GO RACING BOYS. LMAO

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      • DK1
        Senior Member
        • May 2008
        • 257

        #4
        if you move the motor up an 1" should you move the motor plate up an 1" too? or would leaning the motor back help with the wet sump?

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        • talclipse
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 738

          #5
          When were were running wet sump motors in our late models we always moved the entire motor up 1".

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          • BIGFREAK101
            Junior Member
            • Apr 2011
            • 23

            #6
            Motor plate

            OK where the motorplater bolts in the frame is where you what to move it up 1inch or more we had a Rayburn up a 1 1/2 then how ever high you decide you buy or make spacers that tall for the frt. Now some of the newer midplates out have two or three sets of holes or you could buy or make new tabs and weld them in the chassis where you want. All depends on the amount of money you want to spend. Just move it up and spaces in the frt you'll. Be good

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