Cobra Jet IM and engine lowering.

Burkey · Oct 7, 2017

Just wondering if anyone can tell me how far you need to lower the engine to avoid any trimming of the hood after fitting the Cobra Jet IM?
I presume the liner would still need to be removed?
Anyone done this? :shrug:

Evilwill · Oct 8, 2017

3/4 inch and I still have my liner on.

Burkey · Oct 8, 2017

Evilwill said:
3/4 inch and I still have my liner on.

Do you think you could get away with less?

Evilwill · Oct 8, 2017

I don't think you could since mine still rubs at the very back a little. And honestly you can't really tell that the engine is lowered. Besides a little bit of vibration on cold starts. For like a few seconds.

Burkey · Oct 8, 2017

Evilwill said:
I don't think you could since mine still rubs at the very back a little. And honestly you can't really tell that the engine is lowered. Besides a little bit of vibration on cold starts. For like a few seconds.

Thanks mate. I had dropped mine the full 3/4" previously but the headers were producing false knock on the steering column. Lifted it back up to 1/4" drop...
Seems I'll be slotting the bonnet (sorry, hood). Cheers for the input!

Kahboom · Oct 8, 2017

You cannot lower 3/4". It hits the oil pan hits the steering rack. As low as you can go is 1/2" unless you replace the stock oil pan with a lower profile one in the front. 1/2 drop you might be able to keep the hood liner with the CJ but a Boss it touches still.

Evilwill · Oct 8, 2017

Well I lowered mine 3/4 and my oil pan is not touching the steering rack. Granted I'm using BMR motor mounts and motor bracket. And all the KB guys lowered theirs 3/4 no problem. Best of luck to you Burkey

Burkey · Oct 8, 2017

Kahboom said:
You cannot lower 3/4". It hits the oil pan hits the steering rack. As low as you can go is 1/2" unless you replace the stock oil pan with a lower profile one in the front. 1/2 drop you might be able to keep the hood liner with the CJ but a Boss it touches still.

Thanks for the heads up. We checked mine at 3/4"'drop and it was effing tight to the sump but no rub. I'm using UPR mounts, not sure if the brands matter?
I'll update once I've had a go at it. Likely to happen over xmas.

Burkey · Oct 8, 2017

Evilwill said:
Well I lowered mine 3/4 and my oil pan is not touching the steering rack. Granted I'm using BMR motor mounts and motor bracket. And all the KB guys lowered theirs 3/4 no problem. Best of luck to you Burkey

Thanks for the heads up and kind words. Appreciated.

Evilwill · Oct 8, 2017

by the way here is a vid that might help you with the false knock
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Burkey · Oct 8, 2017

Evilwill said:
by the way here is a vid that might help you with the false knock

Great video. Alex does a great job of explaining things.
My false knock was just the headers clashing on the steering column luckily.
One of the benefits of RHD I suppose. Less options....

Kahboom · Oct 8, 2017

Perhaps the difference is your both 2016 cars and I'm a 2015. Known multiple cars that cannot drop the full 3/4". I had BMR mounts and it was the same, at 3/4 it touched the steering rack. Others touched and had the same issues as I did.

Obsol3te · Oct 9, 2017

Kahboom said:
You cannot lower 3/4". It hits the oil pan hits the steering rack. As low as you can go is 1/2" unless you replace the stock oil pan with a lower profile one in the front. 1/2 drop you might be able to keep the hood liner with the CJ but a Boss it touches still.

It clears just fine at 3/4"

Evilwill said:
Well I lowered mine 3/4 and my oil pan is not touching the steering rack. Granted I'm using BMR motor mounts and motor bracket. And all the KB guys lowered theirs 3/4 no problem. Best of luck to you Burkey

Yezzir, no issue at all with a 3/4 drop.
I've been running my car for over 21k miles with the KB 3/4" drop mounts and no issue.
Even with the Kooks 1 7/8 LT's

Freedom · Oct 9, 2017

Why not go for the cowl style hoods instead? Well, other than the fact that they look kinda wonky.

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