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Question about engine mounted height - is it adjustable?
Hello all, forgive me if my first post is a technical question. I've been meaning to make a proper intro thread but this has become a burning question, lol.
This is my first Porsche and I'm loving every minute of it. It's a 2001 911 Turbo coupe with a manual transmission with about 37k miles now. It already has a Klein exhaust and headers, upgraded wastegate actuators and bypass valves, and a Cobb Accessport. I had to fix the inop spoiler hydraulics and ended up going the Rennkit eRam route after some correspondence with Dave. Very happy with that. Thanks again, Dave!
Some background re my question: I replaced my engine mounts with the Rennline tuneable mounts. (As it turned out, my stock engine mounts weren't in terrible shape, it's just that I noticed a little bit of sag with my exhaust outlets, and I could sometimes feel some clunking during shifting and thought may as well replace them.)
After replacing the mounts though, I believe that the engine is sitting a little too high. The plumbing around the diverter valves is pretty much touching the top of the engine compartment, and my exhaust tips are also almost contacting their cutouts in the rear bumper (there is some adjustment there, but they're still sitting too high).
My question: Is there a way to adjust the engine's height? I've researched this extensively but as far as I can tell, there isn't. I'm pretty sure I installed the new engine mounts correctly. At first I questioned whether I should have removed the factory aluminum spacers, but all my research showed that they're supposed to be left on with the Rennline mounts. Also, the square insert on the engine mount shaft is sitting correctly inside the square cutout in the engine bracket. Am I missing something?
Thank you all so much in advance!
Not much clearance between the engine and top of the engine compartment:
Last edited by tnE30fan; Apr 12, 2018 at 06:24 PM.
Reason: Trying to add pics
Thanks for the input. My concern is that the plumbing on top of the engine is pretty much touching the top of the engine compartment. I've studied some engine bay pictures and they seem to sit a little lower than mine is.
Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
Are you sure the square bottoms of the engine mounts are fitted correctly into the square holes of the rear transverse engine brace?
I'm pretty sure, actually. I've double-checked, and on top of that I've removed the engine mounts to change out the inserts and reinstalled them, taking care to ensure that the square inserts are properly seated in the square cutouts.
Last edited by tnE30fan; Apr 12, 2018 at 10:56 PM.
Reason: Fixed typo
Thanks for the input. My concern is that the plumbing on top of the engine is pretty much touching the top of the engine compartment. I've studied some engine bay pictures and they seem to sit a little lower than mine is.
Referencing your pictures, your engine and my engine look to be essentially the same in terms of engine height.
This is my first Porsche and I'm loving every minute of it. It's a 2001 911 Turbo coupe with a manual transmission with about 37k miles now. I had to fix the inop spoiler hydraulics and ended up going the Rennkit eRam route after some correspondence with Dave. Very happy with that. Thanks again, Dave!
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Question about engine mounted height - is it adjustable?
