Raise your hand if you have ripped a trans mount in half

[1quick]

Well fuck I have this useless solid trans mount, I was doing some brake work so I could fit the slicks on and hit the track this weekend and now fed ex fucked me and couldn't find my house so my wheel studs won't be here till Friday and while taking the brakes off I find my trans mount that is only a few months old has snapped in half pics to come when I get back in the house, because turbocarproblems

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[10sec]

Yeah, that'll happen. Welcome to huge TQ numbers.

 

[Handsome Jesus]

never done it, but that does suck.

 

[1quick]

I figured this solid mount would be better than stock, how do the poly ones hold up, I've put less than 2k miles on the one that's in there

 

[ktraver97ss]

I see your problem. "Made in Korea"

 

[1quick]

Yeah yeah I didn't see that till the flash from the picture lit it up lol

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

thats the newer style 3800 mount and it was updated cause it was cheaper and softer than the old style mount.

you want the older style mount as it uses more rubber and a better mechanical interlock.

then pump em both full of urethane
ive seen those ripped with stock 06's

 

[1quick]

Nice zzp markets it as a solid mount it is hard as a rock but obviously not up to par

 

[Handsome Jesus]

ZZP sold you that shit as an aftermarket upgrade?

boy they are getting desperate to rip people off.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

for the trans mount the zzp urethane is fairly cheap but the fronts not worth it

easier to use the energy suspension ford trans mount with redrilling the cradle mount recess and horseshoe and buying two bolts and nuts and dep on how it sits level, up to a 1/4in steel plate spacer.

i remember finding an ES mount that would work on the drivers side trans mount but the redrilling and cost was about the same as the zzp urethane.
the zzp front was what 140? the ES you can find for 35 and maybe 15$ in bolts/hardware and drilling 4 7/16ths holes

ultimately drilling and filling good oem/aftermarket hydraulic mounts with rtv or urethane is far more cost effective for most builds.

i still think solid 4 corner bolting would be the best, you could ditch alll those heavy upper brackets that tend to bend the hell outta the core support.

toss some solid subframe mounts on there and the whole thing would be much more stable.
less weight above axle centerline, more below

moar racecar

 

[Handsome Jesus]

I don't think you would gain anything by removing the upper mounts. the mass required to beef up the lower mounts to take up the moments the motor is creating would outweigh the upper mounts in my opinion.

LOL about axle centerline. still FWD, still FAIL.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

are you friggin kidding me? the 4 bolts and 4 plates and 4 tabs of 1/4inch steel would weight less than the iron bracket lol

ditch the lower mounts and horseshoe and theres another 40lbs off

and this was all planned for the rear of the 442 then the front once it gets the 80e

all the load through all 4 subframe to unibody mounts

its worth it

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

4wd>fwd

 

[1quick]

good info, ill do it right this winter but im still going to push for taking it to the track sunday even if that means i have to buy some junk ass mount from auto zone

 

[PANDA]

I only break lower motor mounts on my 3800

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

fuckin bean counters

 

[smug]

I have not broken any mounts on my car and it still has the original stock ones installed.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

buy a lottery ticket

 

[01abboud]

My car used to eat motor mounts. Now it's poly. I've got a gtp trans mount from autozone... it's holding together fine.... That said, not a turbo car.

 

[b4black]

It's funny that GP guys onsider this an upgrade to their stock, hydraulic mount. That mount comes stock on the Regal and Buick guys "upgrade" to the GP mount.

Both my 1998 and 2002 GS's had that mount stock.

 

[Larz01]

I have snapped the top stud off recently (stock lower filled urethane).

 

[1quick]

It's funny that GP guys onsider this an upgrade to their stock, hydraulic mount. That mount comes stock on the Regal and Buick guys "upgrade" to the GP mount.

Both my 1998 and 2002 GS's had that mount stock.

my stock one was shot and i asked for a mount that was a little firmer than stock and thats what they gave me, im grabing one from auto zone for the weekend and prolly going to make a solid metal mount for it this winter

 

[DynaSlim]

Chain it

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Chain it

that only works on rwd cars with non interlocked broken trans mounts.

 

[Flyn]

my stock one was shot and i asked for a mount that was a little firmer than stock and thats what they gave me, im grabing one from auto zone for the weekend and prolly going to make a solid metal mount for it this winter

Strengthen the mount and you transfer the stress elsewhere.

I broke an output shaft on my Cobra trans. Car go. Snap! Car no go.