Can solid mounts hurt the motor or frame?
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Can solid mounts hurt the motor or frame?
Just like it says. I dont care if it rattles or whatever blah blah blah. I posted this in the newbie section and just got 'it rattles", or "its stupid if its not a race car". This car isnt a DD and sees a fair amount of track time. I should have posted this here to guys who actually use them to begin with. Just looking to hear if it causes any harm to the motor or car. I am just worried about the shock I guess, this is a stick car and I leave at 6k on slicks. Thanks
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just get the solid mounts. theyre lighter, smaller/ more compact, look rad , make the car shake at idle, and transfer more energy then polys could ever hope to. do you have a motor making 600 at the wheels with a 300 hit of nitrous? no. dont worry about extreame **** like distorting cyl walls, or mid plates. mid plates are cool for 8 second cars... your 11 second car doesnt need them.
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just get the solid mounts. theyre lighter, smaller/ more compact, look rad , make the car shake at idle, and transfer more energy then polys could ever hope to. do you have a motor making 600 at the wheels with a 300 hit of nitrous? no. dont worry about extreame **** like distorting cyl walls, or mid plates. mid plates are cool for 8 second cars... your 11 second car doesnt need them.
I have seen this twice.
That being said.... I wouldn't put a solid motor mount on an alum block unless at least 1/2 the block is filled with cement. Or, if you are at the point that the poly mount is allowing too much movement, I would put an old school style tq strap on the motor before going to a stock style solid mount... or just bite the bullet and motor plate the car.