Hi Barry,
This is interesting, and thanks for the info. Before I waste your time (I'm assuming you mean bring spacers to Ford Fair? Which is very kind of you) I need to consider some things!
1. Does the silvertop sump bolt to the MTX75 gearbox the same way the blacktop windage tray does?
2. I currently have the intermediate bearing carrier on a standard but modified 2.0 N/A bracket that bolts to the blacktop windage tray, so this would need supporting from the block I'm guessing.
3. I would need to weld on oil breather drain and turbo drain fittings - but that's not really an issue.
4. Is the silvertop sump any deeper than the steel pan?
5. Is it going to be worth it if the gearbox is still sat at an angle? I guess it would mean the dipstick would read correctly and the windage tray would be correct.
6. I *may* have ARP main bolts, but I'm guessing they would do longer versions for the silvertop version anyway. Also I'm a bit uneasy about touching any of the engine now that it's been built - but it is only swapping a couple of bolts.
I should have just mounted the engine at the same angle as in the Focus!! No one seems to do it though :?
Hmmm, thinking time. Thanks Barry.
Ben