Solid motor mounts??

[Travis Rankin]

I see lots of you guys putting in solid motor and tranny mounts.

I would think that it would shake the %$#@! out of everything and raise the fear of cracking..

just for track use? benefits? downfalls?

why are you guys doing it?

[PaceCarNut]

Hey TDRV,
I have had 69 camaros since I was 16 , Last 25 years and on any high performance cars, I have had solid motor and trans mounts together and NEVER cracked anything, I know they say not to run the 2 items together, But I never have listened to anyone anyways. Most all my cars have been big block 4&5 speeds and all high perf cars got aluminum body mounts to. Cars shaked a little but That I think was more from compression and cam lifts.
Now if its a mild street crusier type car, then I would use the rubber mounts just for the smoothness, I know my wife likes ridding in the pace cars better then any radical tubbed out prostreet cars we have had.

[TravisB]

I fabbed the ones in my car, I like mounting everything solid to the frame so exhaust can me mounted solid etc. etc. I had a Nova that had solid motor mounts and a urethane trans mount no problems there so I guess I will try solid! I plan on running a 385ci/T56 combo.......

[onebad68]

I too have had solid motor mounts and a urethane tranny mount. My fully balanced motor with solid mounts shook the car less than my buddies rubber mounts and non balanced motor.

[Travis Rankin]

Cool definalty some food for thought


I thought for sure that would be a recipe for dissaster but maybe not.. I know with rockcrawlers it sure is, but there all geared down torqueing over huge boulders

so no one here has had trouble from this??

I may mount my motor with a transplate or the likes then

[race-rodz]

i have an alum front motor plate, alum midplate, urethane trans mount, and "struts" to keep it form flexing the plates forward/backward on hard acceleration or braking(overkill...yeah, probably)

[TravisB]

Originally Posted by race-rodz

(overkill)

ya probably...........lol

I am thinking of adding a midplate to my set up!

[Travis Rankin]

How much power?