JackNco
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 07:57 PM |
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Just out of interest has anyone fitted a sump guard?
well i guess the title says it all. has anyone on here fitted a sump guard? is it even worth considering?
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 08:08 PM |
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yes, and it works, dents too prove.
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 08:11 PM |
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Yes - ali chequer plate - on the basis that an extra 3mm of ali to scrape is better than f*cking my sump
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thomas4age
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 08:50 PM |
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yes after 5 sumps in total 3 xflow and 2 4age ones I fitted a 4mm thick steel bashplate underneath and never had problems since.
grtz Thomas
dutch speedbumps are frekkin high sometimes!
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 08:53 PM |
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This is quite interesting to me at the mo, has anyone got any pics of their sump guards?
Cheers,
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 08:59 PM |
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I have a 6mm thick nylon skid plate, plenty of scrapes on it to prove it needs to be there.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 10:15 PM |
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Yes I have a sump guard. Essential IMHO you never know what other vehicles kick up or drop right in front of you 
Dents in the guard to prove it.....
Didn't take any pics of it though, may get round to doing it soon! 
Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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pjavon
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 10:26 PM |
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i would look what can happen if you don't
 
Rescued attachment sump 4.JPG
Always keep a big hammer and a condom in your toolbox, if you can't fix it with the hammer
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McLannahan
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| posted on 21/10/06 at 11:12 PM |
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I have one too - Thick ally plate like Humbug. Have heard it being scraped on many occasions when going over humps. Didn't have one on my old
Xflow and used to go over every hump at a 45 degree angle!
Can take a picture of it tomorrow and upload if needed?
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JackNco
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| posted on 22/10/06 at 02:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan
I have one too - Thick ally plate like Humbug. Have heard it being scraped on many occasions when going over humps. Didn't have one on my old
Xflow and used to go over every hump at a 45 degree angle!
Can take a picture of it tomorrow and upload if needed?
That would be great, seems like its not just me thats interested in it
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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JackNco
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| posted on 22/10/06 at 02:26 AM |
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Ive also herd about people padding the top side of the sump guard so if u get any little stones on it then hit something that doesn't damage the
sump???
Some of that manifold heat stuff do the job?
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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hobbsy
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| posted on 22/10/06 at 10:38 AM |
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Hmm I think this needs to be added to my to-do list. Not sure whether to go ally or nylon. Ally would be easier to shape but nylon would probably be
a bit tougher (depends how thick your ally is).
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Humbug
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 09:12 PM |
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I didn't think of nylon - you could use one of those kitchen cutting boards, then see how long it is untill SWMBO notices it's missing
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JoelP
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| posted on 24/10/06 at 09:27 PM |
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with my new car im making the effort to not have to sump protruding at all, and fully panel the bottom.
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