Looking at the engine/trans sitting in the tunnel, the S52 and trans assembly is more towards the passenger side by quite a lot. Is this the normal position? Seems like it would be more in the middle...
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you need to rotate your passenger side motor mount, this will help center it in the hole for the transmission/shifter. And depending on the trani you used, it may be rotated an extra 10 degrees. -
The pass side mount is turned to put the offset toward the drivers side, and the drivers mount is turned to give the offset to the pass side. Thats the only way it would go in when I installed the engine. No spacers with mounts.
Engine is definitely not square in the bay; you can see the rear of the engine is angled toward the pass side, so the trans is too.
In addition, the 320 booster doesn't have any clearance to the manifold, which is odd since that's what I bought it for.
One thread had a pic of the E36 drivers side engine arm, along with another arm that was slightly different in shape. They both had the same part number too. I wonder if that's the problem.
I'm pulling the booster out to trim the intake manifold tomorrow and try to move the rear of the engine towards drivers side....Comment
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I have a 320 booster and had very little clearance. but I used a 1/8" spacer under both motor mounts and works fine.
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Thanks, I put 1/8" spacers under the mounts and it has enough clearance now.
I also realized I had the mounts in the upper holes on the frame which explains a lot about it taking so long to get the engine in last week. Once I put them in the lower holes (which were slotted) and cut 1/2" off the top of the upper stud, the mounts fell right into place.
Also figured out if you attach the trans to it's mount and bolt it lightly to the body it will allow the engine to be pushed back straight so the engine mounts can't get cocked as you push the engine back and lower it onto the motor mounts...Comment
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