205gti

Hi everyone,

im building my peoguet 205 with a k20 engine,
i had to tilt the engine back abit because i couldnt get a level driveline angle also the gearbox was hitting the subframe.



now that i had to clear the gearbox and move the engines position back, there was no other way but to tilt the engine back a little,

will tilting the engine towards the back cause any issues?

thanks

JRCivic1

A little bit back is one thing... a lot of tilt can affect oil flow because of how the pick-up is positioned. Starving the engine for oil is never a good thing.

205gti

What do you think about the angle of my engine?
does it look excessive?

ill try uploading a few angle shots when im back in the garage.

njn63

It's hard to say without taking a deep dive into the engine oiling system but you may have issues with oil pooling in certain areas (like the cylinder head) because drains are not configured for that angle along with needing to modify how the oil pickup works.

Also make sure you have a coolant bleed at the highest point (while being mindful of places air could be trapped in the system). Radiator looks like it may be below the cylinder head. K-tuned makes a upper coolant housing with a radiator fill if that is the case.

doood

iTrader: (1)

A lot of people lean the engine forward without issue. Never seen it leaned back tho.

205gti

yeh i know, the only reason i had to do it backwards is to clear the subframe as the diff was touching and the drive shaft angles where sharp causing kink.

205gti

i dont think the angle is that severe to be causing oil pooling issues,
When i look from under neath the car the sump is straight in line with the subframe.

With the radiator issue i might have to look into the ktunes upper rad kit.

cheers