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Re: LS1 motorplate </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jim98WS6:
<strong>Brian, have you put them on any of those fast cars you've built? I've seen at least one fast car from your shop with the solid mounts. I'm considering either the plate or the solid mounts and since they're both the same price I'm not sure which to go with? Which saves the most weight, etc? My car is a non-AC, non-PS track only car btw.
Thanks,
Jim</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The motor plate lighter than the mounts and gives you much more room to work with around the engine, also gives you MUCHO more options for custom headers, and since it's tieing together the front of the car at the same time the chassis rigidity is improved.
<strong>Brian, have you put them on any of those fast cars you've built? I've seen at least one fast car from your shop with the solid mounts. I'm considering either the plate or the solid mounts and since they're both the same price I'm not sure which to go with? Which saves the most weight, etc? My car is a non-AC, non-PS track only car btw.
Thanks,
Jim</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The motor plate lighter than the mounts and gives you much more room to work with around the engine, also gives you MUCHO more options for custom headers, and since it's tieing together the front of the car at the same time the chassis rigidity is improved.
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Re: LS1 motorplate </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mikey:
<strong>Photo's?
Mikey</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I haven't been to the shop yet to get photo's of the finished peices (Damn work gets in the way LOL) but These 2 pictures are of the plate printed out FULL SCALE from CAD and then pasted to cardboard and cutout to check for fitment errors....the plate fit perfectly to the block and we had one cut from thin aluminum and again fit right up so Brian has had 10 final pieces cut and delivered.
<img src="http://65.71.114.66/motorplate/comparison.jpg" alt=" - " />
This picture shows that the plate will clear the timing cover, and is shown next to an LT1 plate for comparison.
<img src="http://65.71.114.66/motorplate/ls1mockup.jpg" alt=" - " />
This photo is just an upclose view of the plate..again, this was just a mock up and I didn't feel like cutting the rest of the holes just right then. But again you can see that the plate will clear the Timing Cover...
<strong>Photo's?
Mikey</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I haven't been to the shop yet to get photo's of the finished peices (Damn work gets in the way LOL) but These 2 pictures are of the plate printed out FULL SCALE from CAD and then pasted to cardboard and cutout to check for fitment errors....the plate fit perfectly to the block and we had one cut from thin aluminum and again fit right up so Brian has had 10 final pieces cut and delivered.
<img src="http://65.71.114.66/motorplate/comparison.jpg" alt=" - " />
This picture shows that the plate will clear the timing cover, and is shown next to an LT1 plate for comparison.
<img src="http://65.71.114.66/motorplate/ls1mockup.jpg" alt=" - " />
This photo is just an upclose view of the plate..again, this was just a mock up and I didn't feel like cutting the rest of the holes just right then. But again you can see that the plate will clear the Timing Cover...
Re: LS1 motorplate The motor plate might be lighter then the mounts, but remember, with the solid mounts you get to get rid of the stock mounts!
It seemed like my solid mounts were 5-6 lbs. heavier then the solid ones...for each mount.
Scott
It seemed like my solid mounts were 5-6 lbs. heavier then the solid ones...for each mount.
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Re: LS1 motorplate What else would be needed for the installation? Does the $150 include everything that would be needed (except for welding on the attachments, obviously)?
Does the engine end up in the exact same location as with the stock mounts? I have mine tilted back just a tad due to the tight floorboard clearance with the headers. The stock rubber mounts give me the little bit of adjustability that I need.
Does the engine end up in the exact same location as with the stock mounts? I have mine tilted back just a tad due to the tight floorboard clearance with the headers. The stock rubber mounts give me the little bit of adjustability that I need.
Re: LS1 motorplate You can modify the plate for whatever angle you want.
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Re: LS1 motorplate Brian, have you put them on any of those fast cars you've built? I've seen at least one fast car from your shop with the solid mounts. I'm considering either the plate or the solid mounts and since they're both the same price I'm not sure which to go with? Which saves the most weight, etc? My car is a non-AC, non-PS track only car btw.
Thanks,
Jim
Thanks,
Jim
Re: LS1 motorplate I recommend a limiter from the block forward to the frame to stop front to rear movement. In the higher HP cars we usually run midplates.
Re: LS1 motorplate </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MADMAN:
<strong>I recommend a limiter from the block forward to the frame to stop front to rear movement. In the higher HP cars we usually run midplates.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Any pics of a mid plate?
thanks
Tom
<strong>I recommend a limiter from the block forward to the frame to stop front to rear movement. In the higher HP cars we usually run midplates.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Any pics of a mid plate?
thanks
Tom
Re: LS1 motorplate We just received one of the new LS1 motorplates and it looks great. Now we can ditch the stock flex-o-mounts and pickup some 60'! Thanks for the plate MADMAN.
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