[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by Michael9218

Interesting observations.

The weight of the remote oil tank is actually slightly aft of the wet sump. It is right of center, but the car has more weight on the left side. A 3 gallon tank will hold 2 gallons of oil to allow room for oil/air separation. So we're only talking about a few more quarts. At 7.3 lbs/gal, this is insignificant. The metal mentioned replaced the metal cabin air box, so likely no change.

But weight and placement of an oil tank is insignificant. The big objective is moving the 500 pound lump aft 3+ inches.

Great - thank you.