Solid Motor Mounts 
Solid Motor Mounts
Im not happy with my poly motor mounts (will be getting rid of them)......they still let the engine torque up and smack close fit exhaust systems (my x-pipe) on the floor
I'm going to motor plates soon
I'm going to motor plates soon
Originally Posted by 2001CamaroGuy
Im not happy with my poly motor mounts (will be getting rid of them)......they still let the engine torque up and smack close fit exhaust systems (my x-pipe) on the floor
I'm going to motor plates soon
I'm going to motor plates soon
Solid mounts aren't a good idea on the street. You stand a good chance of cracking the block around where they bolt in due to the torque and bumpy roads. i don't advise it unless its a track only car. Poly mounts should work just fine. IMO
Originally Posted by Taspeed
Solid mounts aren't a good idea on the street. You stand
a good chance of cracking the block around where they bolt in due to the torque and bumpy roads. i don't advise it unless its a track only car. Poly mounts should work just fine. IMO
a good chance of cracking the block around where they bolt in due to the torque and bumpy roads. i don't advise it unless its a track only car. Poly mounts should work just fine. IMO
Madman told me this about using solid mounts that bolt in the factory motor mount location. He says they found that the stress (on high HP motors) on the side of the block in that small area was distorting the case and could cause block cracking.
His feeling (and mine) is that if you are going to go with a solid mouting of a motor, it needs to be a plate mount (front and mid) which will spread the load over the entire front and rear of the block thus preventing damage.
Originally Posted by 2001CamaroGuy
Madman told me this about using solid mounts that bolt in the factory motor mount location. He says they found that the stress (on high HP motors) on the side of the block in that small area was distorting the case and could cause block cracking.
His feeling (and mine) is that if you are going to go with a solid mouting of a motor, it needs to be a plate mount (front and mid) which will spread the load over the entire front and rear of the block thus preventing damage.
His feeling (and mine) is that if you are going to go with a solid mouting of a motor, it needs to be a plate mount (front and mid) which will spread the load over the entire front and rear of the block thus preventing damage.
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Originally Posted by Nickn20
now you guys have me worried! I have madman solid mount, should I switch over to poly and TQ strap it? I don't wanna crack my block!
Street car = poly mounts, and a strap if you think you need it.
IMO: If an exhaust is still hitting after poly motor mounts.. the exhaust is the problem, not the mounts.
IMO: If an exhaust is still hitting after poly motor mounts.. the exhaust is the problem, not the mounts.
Nice to see this post. Ya would think Madman would have said something to his customers who are using his product. I would love nothing more than to crack a 10k dollar solid roller motor over some POS part known to cause problems like this......
Originally Posted by WILWAXU
IMO: If an exhaust is still hitting after poly motor mounts.. the exhaust is the problem, not the mounts.
Originally Posted by BigBlackZ28
HOw bad is the vibration in the car with poly mounts?
I'm looking forward to the shake, rattle, and roll of the plate mounts
Originally Posted by Cammin BeaSSt
Nice to see this post. Ya would think Madman would have said something to his customers who are using his product. I would love nothing more than to crack a 10k dollar solid roller motor over some POS part known to cause problems like this......
People who have MAdman solids would do well to CALL him and ask his feelings on their aplication. He said at low to mid power levels its not really a problem (still not a wonderful idea) but cars that are makeing "big HP numbers" could be in trouble
This discussion about solid motor mounts and LS1 motors AND my comments are being taken out of context. I have ONE engine builder that is having problems with ring seal. He is blaming my mounts. I havent proven or disproven his claims. I have numerous mounts out in cars that actually race and I havent had any problems. I am not selling any mounts right now till I can see what the problem this engine builder is having.
Hopefully this will explain my position.
Hopefully this will explain my position.
Thanx for chiming in... I am not a "bigdog", but I think I make enough power to crack a block if indeed there is a problem. Shoot me a PM if you find out any info that could be beneficial to me...
Ron
Ron
Originally Posted by MADMAN
This discussion about solid motor mounts and LS1 motors AND my comments are being taken out of context. I have ONE engine builder that is having problems with ring seal. He is blaming my mounts. I havent proven or disproven his claims. I have numerous mounts out in cars that actually race and I havent had any problems. I am not selling any mounts right now till I can see what the problem this engine builder is having.
Hopefully this will explain my position.
Hopefully this will explain my position.
.....well that changes some things. From the way you told me on the phone, it seemed like you were against solid mounts.