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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton
Bill,
What issue exactly are you trying to solve? The fit of the 3.6 into your car? The cosmetics of the tailpipes?
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The 993 engine rear mounts have the ~1" spacers(see post above) that push the rear of the engine down by that distance,
For the last 20+ years it wasn't an issue because I had a great fabricator weld up an exhaust that raised the exhaust up far enough to not be a visual issue, the tips would still occasionally grind on extreme transitions but not enough to worry about.
This summer I rebuilt the engine and of course the old muffler blew out immediately.
I purchased a new Fabspeed RSR setup which I like very much but it hangs too low, the tips also need to be moved outboard by ~2" to fit the existing cutouts, but that's been handled.
If the 1" spacers can be eliminated or reduced to even .5" that would solve or at least alleviate the problem
It appears that the stock 993 tray which was modified a bit for use in the '76 chassis is the major impediment to elimination of the spacers.
I can modify the existing 993 tin, or purchase f/g designed for the purpose, In the interest of expedience and saving everyone some time I don't mind spending some $
Sheridan seems to have had what I need, Rebel seems to have the Sheridan pieces as well, but neither has responded to email or phone calls,
lastly it would be at least reassuring to me that I am on the right track w/ the f/g to raise the rear of the engine