TBI or Carb? '86 2.5L to 3.4L upgrade

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On 4/12/2023 at 11:44 AM, Greentoy said:

We're in the middle of this swap in an 85 XJ. Was your modification to the oil pan absolutely necessary? I ask because our plan is to lift the xj about 3 " and I wonder if that will give adequate clearance for the pan. Thoughts?

Sorry, I haven't logged in to CC in a long time. In hindsight, I suspect the unmodified pan may have had enough clearance without modifications. I'll see if I can get you a pic at some point. For now, I'm going to document this project on the projects thread as eaglescout suggested.

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On 4/12/2023 at 11:44 AM, Greentoy said:

We're in the middle of this swap in an 85 XJ. Was your modification to the oil pan absolutely necessary? I ask because our plan is to lift the xj about 3 " and I wonder if that will give adequate clearance for the pan. Thoughts?

 

Looking at the clearance, I think modifying the pan was unnecessary. Maybe other the other builds noted the issue had different set ups. See the attached photos; one may appear upside down, but you can see there's a great deal of clearance. In hindsight, I would have installed the engine without a pan and check the clearances after.