Hi All:
I am ready to put my 2.3L Duratec Dry Sump Ranger into My Locost XV.
Since I swapped the C.I. stock Ranger flywheel for an AL 2.3L Focus one, I had to change starters. Easy enough....
But now that it is off the dyno, I went to put the clutch/pressure plate back together before putting the Quad4Rods bell housing back on.
Turns out, the AL flywheel is ~ 1/4" thicker than the Ranger one, causing the pressure plate to interfere with the bellhousing. More importantly, the Rnager pressure plate does not capture the clutch when used with the Focus 2.3L Flywheel.
Short term, I am putting the stocker back in to get the car running. After a year with a relatively stock engine to sort the suspension & learn to drive this thing, I will pull the motor again to make some power mods, and will science it all out then.
After 8+ years, I am at a make or break point on this project.
Later,
Mark, builder of "Invincible II"
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