My 6.1 retrofit thread
We installed the motor today:
- alternator clearance OK (Partly because I used a Cherokee SRT alt which has a slightly higher mounting point.
- Valve cover inner guard clearance - Not ideal but nothing that cant be fixed by trimming the lower valve cover studs
- TTI mounts - pretty average, the motor is on significant "tilt" and there's not enough clearance between the firewall and the block.
I can get my local shop to re-fabricate them...- but what I don't get is how a company like TTI can "push" such a croc of sh1t and pretend they are fit for use? :finga:
They are not.
Especially if you are the slightest bit worried about pinion angle!
BTW - We run the US K frame and our engine Bays are almost identical in size to a Duster or Demon - so its got nothing to do with the car - These mount adapters just haven't been thought through properly.:protest:
Exhaust - Here's the real bear....the rear pipe on our drivers side fouls on the steering box - so # 6 and 8 header tubes will have to be refabricated.
For you US guys this is a non issue - but for us Right steer guys its a bummer.
Otherwise - the install was pretty smooth.
We installed the motor today:
- alternator clearance OK (Partly because I used a Cherokee SRT alt which has a slightly higher mounting point.
- Valve cover inner guard clearance - Not ideal but nothing that cant be fixed by trimming the lower valve cover studs
- TTI mounts - pretty average, the motor is on significant "tilt" and there's not enough clearance between the firewall and the block.
I can get my local shop to re-fabricate them...- but what I don't get is how a company like TTI can "push" such a croc of sh1t and pretend they are fit for use? :finga:
They are not.
Especially if you are the slightest bit worried about pinion angle!
BTW - We run the US K frame and our engine Bays are almost identical in size to a Duster or Demon - so its got nothing to do with the car - These mount adapters just haven't been thought through properly.:protest:
Exhaust - Here's the real bear....the rear pipe on our drivers side fouls on the steering box - so # 6 and 8 header tubes will have to be refabricated.
For you US guys this is a non issue - but for us Right steer guys its a bummer.
Otherwise - the install was pretty smooth.