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In a message dated 1/18/14 14 28 19, julian_kift@hotmail.com writes:<BR>
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>>>Sorry, but no. All the GT40 replicas normally use a full-size clutch, which creates horrific ground clearance problems. Look underneath a Superformance car, for instance, and you'll see the flywheel/bellhousing only inches from the ground, just like a Mangusta.<BR>
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>The inverted bellhousing's I see occasionally for around $350, in fact I have a surplus one for sale on GT40's.com for that exact amount. Kennedy Engineering is big into specialist clutch & flywheel kits for kit cars as well as bell housings.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><BR>
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>>>All use full-size clutches. The whole point of the discussion is to maximize the benefit of a dry-sump conversion. There is no benefit to JUST inverting the ZF, if the flywheel is the same diameter as before. The benefit is only realized when the gearbox is inverted AND the flywheel shrinks, which then lets you lower the engine that much closer to the ground.<BR>
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>I don't have good photos for bell housing ground clearance of my GT40, but how low do you want to go?<BR>
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</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">>>>Do you know what kind of flywheel setup you have? It's likely that ERA mounts the engine higher than an original GT40 to provide for better clearance, while SPF mounts it in the stock (or close to stock) location and people beat the hell out of their bellhousings and flywheels. I recall reading of at least one guy whose engine blew up because he ground it out often enough that he ground the bellhousing away, and the next time he hit the ground, the flywheel dug into the pavement and the engine went from 5000 rpm to STOPPED instantly.<BR>
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