Good to see you are still making progress.
I was surprised when I saw the engine/transaxle photo as I would have thought the Ricardo to sit much lower than it does due to the Ford GT having a smaller dry sump oil pan.
I am thinking to do the reverse using a Ford GT powerplant with a ZF transaxle (or maybe an Xtrac sequential). I think the ZF can handle it and the FGT can produce a reliable 700HP without too much fettling.
Julian
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