That’s a very smart looking plate.
Some queries :
What’s it made of and how is it attached?
The underside looks to be slightly lower than the base of the gearbox housing - thus increasing the chance of impact?
Wouldn’t the energy from said impact be transmitted to whatever fixes the plate to the housing and thus to the housing itself?
Any mileage in cutting off the portion of gearbox that protrudes below the sump?
Reason for asking is I looked closely at this while under the car not long ago, pondered the big cut but subsequently chickened out.
