Hello Everyone!, I was wondering what type of motor mounts everyone runs? Solid? or ??? as always, THANKS ;), Bill
oh, I have a '32 Ford, will have a 392 Hemi.....
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Hello Everyone!, I was wondering what type of motor mounts everyone runs? Solid? or ??? as always, THANKS ;), Bill
oh, I have a '32 Ford, will have a 392 Hemi.....
Street, rubber insulated mounts. Drag strip, solid or engine plate. You won't like solid mounts on the street for long. :)
Don
Urethane seems to work well on the street also. They're a little more rigid than rubber mounts, but I like them for higher performance.
Solid mounts are for racing only . . . unless you really dig engine vibration in your car.
http://www.energysuspension.com/pages/motmt.html
Yup, what Jack and Don said.... Got to be some sort of strange human being to runs solid mounts on a street car.... I have a front plate, mid plate, and travel limiter for the 'maro.....:whacked: :whacked: :LOL:
"solid mounts on the street"
Bad Ju-Ju Bwana :(
yes that would be me to .i have had soild engine mounts for many years it not that bad. run a urethane on transQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
....LOL "....strange human being to run solid mounts on the street...."
Ok, so we have Don, Jack & Tech voting for rubber {or urethane} mounts &
Dave & Pat going for the solid ones.... hummm, guess it's a personal preference thing? Well, even though I sort a like the idea of 'shaking around a little' with vibration I should probably go with the rubber mounts due to the fact that my car ALREADY vibrates enough with the rubber mounts that it has!!! BUT then again, shaking around like a AA/FA at a stop light does sort of appeal to me!!! THANKS to all for your imput/opinions!!! ;) Bill
yep putting urethane over soild mounts on your A not much diff my gto is not bad if. i gave you a ride you could not point it out the front wheels do jump a bit on idle but looks cool and scares the old men and kids:DQuote:
Originally Posted by billlsbird
.....LOL "if you gave me a ride!".... PAT if you gave me a ride in something THAT fast I don't hardly think I'd even notice a little vibration!!! ;)
In fact, now that I think about it, the '84 Camaro that I had with the motor that was in my '32 had solid mounts! I just remembered that when I was going through the garage cabinets the other day I saw them. Yeah they used big block chev solid mounts. It didn't shake much. But then it was only 460 HP/ 499 Tq.... I will try the solid mounts & see how they work. Thanks for 'jarring my memory' Pat! ;) Bill
well ok:D any time you need a jarringQuote:
Originally Posted by billlsbird
I must be getting old. :o :LOL: Next I'll be putting in stereo and a/c.:o
Don
it not that bad? but there is a quick check .got your slipper on yet:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
LOL, he,he,he...... yeah not only solid mounts BUT I'm taking the a/c off!!! Don when I just saw that you re-posted to this I figured you were going to give me one of those lectures like you did when I wanted to put a 264 lift at .050 duration cam in my street small block.... ;) BillQuote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
you do not need AC when you got a blower **)Quote:
Originally Posted by billlsbird
Yeah Pat, that brings up a point; I don't know if they even make brackets to run a/c on a blown 392! I meant to ask Hot Heads last time I talked to them but forgot......
yep i bet :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by billlsbird
I had solid mounts on my panel truck when I was a kid. We drove it all over the country (pulling a camper) and never had any issues. When guys would see them at a rod run they would tell me "they're gonna' break" . never did. :whacked:
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aren,t we all still kids :3dSMILE: i am 44 and still have soild mounts i am happy to know i am still young :whacked: i have rubber mounts there called front tires :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pro70z28
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Originally Posted by billlsbird
I did THAT??? Huh, I don't even remember doing that. The worst part is, I know zip about cams. :eek: :LOL: Musta been someone else. :rolleyes: :)
Don
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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
No kidding!!!! Don't forget one of those little hoist things to put your wheelchair in the back!!!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
.....Well Solid Mounts it is. Mainly because of a lack of space issue. Lots of room on the passenger side but the steering box is right under the motor mount on the drivers side. I will post some pic's but I seriously doubt that there is room for anything but solid motor mounts. I re-worked the pre made hemi motor mounts that I had to get them to work on the drivers side And I used a Suspension Engineering Urethan mount for the transmission...... BUT someone told me that with solid mounts you will break the mounting points off of your block? I hope their wrong because 392 blocks don't grow on trees!!! Bill
Mine has solid mounts.. It's a 440 with elephant ears.. I never do any long trips either..Solid mounts do add rigidity to the chassis, for what it's worth.
I have built my "A" with solid mounts. Also open wheels and no hood, if I want. It is like a celebration of all things mechanical. I want to see the tires, suspension, steering and pulleys, feel the engine, shift the gears, all of it. Might change after a bit but that remains to be seen.
Thanks Daffy & Willowbilly, then I'll be ok, I just don't want to ruin my block. The block was the main thing that made my decission to go with Big Al's motor! 392 blocks are hard to find!!! The shack, rattle & roll won't bother me!!! I love that!!! ;) Bill
If you are worried about the block, make some sort of mid mounts too. Like come off a couple of the bell housing bots on each side. That was my original plan when I had a 429, front, center and rear solid mounts. Kinda like a Vincent bike, the engine acts like part of the frame. I have no crossmember between the front one where the spring mounts and the one under the tranny.
....Good idea Willowbilly! I'm going to go out to garage & see how that would work! Thank You! ;) Bill
The ol' motor plate mid plate would fix it. (You'd need to redo the converter spacing to the flex plate).
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...Thanks Pro! I wish i had the equipment & knowledge to do this! Bill
it is not hard the cut alum and you do not need much tools make a template out of cardboard then lay it out on you alum then out can cut a out with a variable speed jigsaw with the right saw blade .i know a guy that cuts thick 7075 t6 with his table saw with a carbide tipped blade and some WD 40 BUT you need to watch out for the flying hot chunks of alumQuote:
Originally Posted by billlsbird
That's true. I went down to the salvage yard & picked up 3/4" aluminum plate for the "Z". They had a 4'x10' sheet & said I could have however much I wanted but, they said they had no way to cut it. I used a carbide blade in a skil saw, str8 edge & a couple clamps a lopped off a chunk O' aluminum in no time.
....hmmm, would it work to put the aluminum plate on the outside transmission side instead of between the engine & trans? {so that it wouldn't change the converter/flexplate spacing}. Thanks ;) Bill