engine and drivetrain Engine Tilt in degrees?

[07GTIMYFAST]

If anyone has a angle gauge laying around would you mind setting it on top of the engine in their 2002 and posting up what the tilt angle is? (on level ground please

like this:

I am enlarging the tunnel to fit the getrag 260 and need to make new trans mounts. Just as close read out as you can will do because the mounts I make will have a few degrees of adjustment. Thanks!

[FB73tii]

30 degree layover

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_New_Class

NOTE: Intake flange about 13-14° from vertical if head flat, so Theta more like 16-17°, rather than 20° as indicated in diagram

Fred '74tii

[07GTIMYFAST]

Thank you very much for that image, that will help a lot, the specific angle I am looking for is the front to rear tilt, which is not in that picture.

I would think it would need to be as close to level as possible but it seems as if the engine was tilted back a hair when it was stock.

Thanks again

[FB73tii]

Ah, sorry, didn't think of that. You might want a longitudinal tilt measurement that is referenced off the car body, rather than the ground. This is because the front/rear ride height measured off a car other than yours may be different due to aftermarket springs, front bumper height spacers, etc.

Fred

[07GTIMYFAST]

yes that would work well also, maybe like a straight edge across the fenders that lines up with the front of the motor and the distance from the edge to the top of the front of the motor and do the same for the rear.

[Lorin]

The tailshaft of the transmission points straight at the center of the diff input shaft. You can find this with a small laser pointer thingy.

[OopsClunkThud]

The tailshaft of the transmission points straight at the center of the diff input shaft. You can find this with a small laser pointer thingy.

And that's going to give the "right" answer much better than anyones measurement.

[07GTIMYFAST]

Thanks for the ideas guys, I have decided to get it centered and close to the alignment and do the cross member then when I get a e30 lsd added out back I will fab the trans mounts after aligning it with that diff.

Thanks again