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Jan 30, 2004 | 05:22 AM

JOHN LAWSON

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What type of motor mounts to use in a F-body?

Jan 30, 2004 | 06:05 AM

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i have prothane mounts sitting here...they are 49 from thunderracing.com

Jan 30, 2004 | 08:07 AM

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Spohn/Madman solid mounts. They add room, drop weight, don't add any more knock, look nice, and they don't add any harshness in the ride.

Jan 30, 2004 | 11:28 AM

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Madman won`t sell them any more cracking blocks. Use Prothane urathane mounts. We also stock them.

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Jan 30, 2004 | 11:36 AM

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here's a pretty good thread on the poly motor mounts:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...t=motor+mounts

Jan 30, 2004 | 03:42 PM

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Madman won`t sell them any more cracking blocks. Use Prothane urathane mounts. We also stock them.

Nate

Thanks, Nate. I'll call you tomorrow to see what all I need, Thanks John.

Jan 30, 2004 | 04:40 PM

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get an old pair of mounts before you do the prothane. That way you can make the prothane (they use the existing clamshell) before you start your endeavour. maybe some shop can throw you some old mounts for free.

i didn't know the prothane required the existing clamshells till i read the docs. i just let the mechanic handle it.

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Jan 30, 2004 | 05:35 PM

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I am running Prothane motor mounts.

Jan 30, 2004 | 08:17 PM

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Prothane mounts here too. Install can be kind of a PITA, but very worth it IMO. FWIW, I noticed very little difference between the driver's side only mount and both poly mounts.

Jan 30, 2004 | 08:19 PM

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None of my cars cracked blocks. I just feel a motor plate is safer.

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Jan 30, 2004 | 08:43 PM

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Ive been 9.90s several times with Brians(Madman) solid mounts. Dont really notice theyre there. I will be going with a full plate with my new setup though..

Jan 30, 2004 | 09:05 PM

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I think I am gonna swap out for some prothane mounts while my engine is out. I may as well,, plus my motor was bouncing around pretty bad so this should help.

Jan 30, 2004 | 11:03 PM

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I have had Spohns solid mounts on my car for almost a year and no problems....

Jan 31, 2004 | 06:45 PM

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Thats part of the problem, I bought the car as a roller. Some of the parts like mounts I didnt get. So the search is on. Thanks John.

Feb 2, 2004 | 02:22 AM

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It takes 5 mins to swap them out. If you can do the rest of the work (which is 100x harder), why let a mechanic swap out the mounts from the clamshell? Seems backwards to me...

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Feb 2, 2004 | 02:50 AM

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I have poly mounts also. changed them at same time as I swapped motors so it was pretty easy. I noticed some increase in vibration, but I installed the poly tranny mount at same time so that could be the culprit.

Feb 2, 2004 | 07:25 AM

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Let me know if you need some help buying some mounts from ebay or something John. OBTW, John will be transplanting his Cartek 427 from his 10.4 2000 C5 into what used to be Sean Freese's car.