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Old 03-30-2015, 02:50 AM
RICK LAKE RICK LAKE is offline
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Grubby nice idea on the motor mounts. will wait until tested in real life. High HP or Torque may split them apart an do alot of damage. It's sound like you have the right stuff mixed for this to work. Would still want the bolt added
As for torque straps, to get the most out of them they need to be located at the back of the block on both sides. Some use 2 of the bellhousing bolt holes. In old days used to make motor mount that bolted to the block and had solid mounts to subframes. Ton of vibration but when setup right, the power was not wasted in twist. We used heavy duty turn buckles and chain to get the right amount of load and control in early days
There is a a major downside this this, you need to match the trans mount to the motor mounts or will damage or snap off the tail housing or mount location. If the trans mount is rubber, got to goto poly mount.
There is more vibration depending on motor and how wild it is. If you want a cobra without noise, shaking, stinking, vibration, heat and about 20 other issues,why did you buy one?? Add extra foam to your seat.
Waiting to hear how the testing goes. Rick L.
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