View Single Post
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 03-07-2003, 07:46 AM
Fred Douglass Fred Douglass is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: P. O. Box 96, CATAUMET, Massachusetts 02, MA
Cobra Make, Engine: Butler with home-rebuilt 393 Cleveland stroker(Ya---ikes!)
Posts: 3,036
Not Ranked     
Thumbs up Ant, me boyo

Several things:

1) Sorry about the 'Cup AND I MEAN THAT! Where the Hell are the Swiss gonna defend it? I prefer Kiwis to most humans---check the make of my car (Ron Butler's engineering went into it).


2) You are right about solid mounting---it does eliminate flex-stresses on exhaust systems, even wiring! BUT (as you also point out) it brings in problems of harmonics, high potential for fatigue---even from micro-vibrations (which the occupants
don't fee)l---so-o-o-o:

3) what I noticed a lot of race cars during in the 60"s and 70's (back when the public could view the cars up close in paddock areas and up on lifts) was---ALUMINUM! Repeat aluminum! Don't ask me how that works---it's just a tiny bIt softer. They used it on ALL flex-joints: suspension AND motor-mounts. It DOES eliminate any lean when it's used to replace suspension bushings---but I will leave it to more knowledgeable people---like Ron Butler about really using it everywhere. If you can borrow the boss's phone at work, call Ron at Butler Racing in VenturaCalifornia...(805) 649-6000. That call COULD actually be less expensive than your car!

G'luck.
__________________
Freddie
Reply With Quote