Shortened Sump

[Guest jasonmorris]

My Hood has an RS2000 sump fitted, does anyone know if shortened sumps allow even more ground clearance than these ones?

 

Jason

[Guest Daren.F]

The RS sump is 1/2 an inch lower than the gear box

 

The shortist sump would be cut down to the level of the gear box

[Guest timswait]

Also is the RS2000 a cast ali one? The cast ali ones tend to crack if you thump one, the shortened ones survive with only a dent and a scrape. Even being the level of the gearbox mine still has the odd scrape on it, but (touch wood!) it doesn't leak.

[Grim]

yep tim, that's the type, like i had and cracked

[Guest Tony Tank]

Hi fit a sump plate it saves the agro of fitting another sump, plus gives good protection.

Tank

[Guest elwe]

I have an RS/2000 sump. I gave it a good wack two weeks ago and made a small hole. It was easy to weld up though.

 

I think you need a sump guard whichever sump you have. I would obtain an RS/2000 or shortened sump, whichever is easier/cheaper to get hold of and then fit a guard.

[Guest jasonmorris]

Thanks for the info guys, is it the usual Burtons etc for the sump guard?

 

Also what about raising the suspension slightly?

 

Jason

[Guest chris brown]

Thanks for the info guys, is it the usual Burtons etc for the sump guard?

 

Also what about raising the suspension slightly?

 

Jason

Sump guards tend to be different for each model and for that matter car to car so making your own is by far the best bet.

As for raising the suspension. Yes of cause it can be done but at the cost of handling, which surely is what the car is all about, as well as looking rather strange IMHO

[Guest satman]

As for raising the suspension. Yes of cause it can be done but at the cost of handling, which surely is what the car is all about, as well as looking rather strange IMHO

 

I think I'd rather risk a biff on the sump than get the suspension wrong. Leaking oil isn't going to cost you your life.

[Guest salty_monk]

 

Clickable for big pics

 

From my sliding pillock model. Standard sump.. did about 4,500 miles & two track days, no probs. Have shortened one on new one & guard is on the list of jobs....

 

Dan

[Guest jasonmorris]

The one i have looks a lot shallower than the one in the pics, and it is deffinately not black. Does this suggest mine is alloy?

 

Jason

[Longboarder]

Not necessarily Jason. It could just be shallower and a different colour to black.

 

The RS sumps are usualy silver and a different shape.

 

Nigel

 

ps I think almost every sump I've ever seen looks a lot shallower than Salty's original!

[Guest tom2b]

Leaking oil isn't going to cost you your life.

 

very true, just kills the next poor bloke who hits the slick youve left behind as a lorry comes the other way!

[Guest salty_monk]

ps I think almost every sump I've ever seen looks a lot shallower than Salty's original!

 

That's me.... very deep

 

It's a standard 2.0 injection sump painted black.

 

Dan

[Guest timswait]

I think I'd rather risk a biff on the sump than get the suspension wrong. Leaking oil isn't going to cost you your life.

Neither is having the ride height a bit high! And a leaking CV boot did send Dave Tilson off the track and up a fence at Barkston, if his excuses are to be believed. You probably won't notice an inch higher in terms of handling, but you will in terms of grounding. I run mine as low as I can without it grounding too frequently, there's a particulary bouncy road in the peak district I use for testing this out!