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hey guys, i'm just wondering if anyone has as much bad luck with engine mounts as i do? i went thru 6 on my old xf with its MASSIVE
 70rwkw and that was with never dumping the clutch. now in my EB (also prolly with s**t all power becoz its on lpg) i broke two with the auto (never N-D'd) and i've now converted it to a manual and i think i've broken some more (i have dumped the clutch this time). if i havent broken ones atm then my engine leans over too much more my liking so what can i do about this?
can i get stronger engine mounts (i've been using stock replacement rubber ones) or can i get an engine shocky or something.
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where have u been purchasing you replacment engine mounts..i kept buying the supercheap $40 ones and i blew 4 in about a month.(xf spak 4spd) i got told the repco ones are s**t stronger... i also heard of ppl acutally welding the mounts :S
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I would suggest some chains to tie the engie down!
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| Slabz |
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dsnow_01 wrote: where have u been purchasing you replacment engine mounts..i kept buying the supercheap $40 ones and i blew 4 in about a month.(xf spak 4spd) i got told the repco ones are s**t stronger... i also heard of ppl acutally welding the mounts :S
i've been getting mine at autopro (outbound) on brighton road. welding them would transmit a lot of vibrations thru the car  i had a 4spd XF too 
as far as the chains idea, i was thinking a cable from the engine to the strut tower that was a little loose so it only tightened (and transmitted vibrations) under hard acceleration which u wouldnt notice then anyway.
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| Disco Frank |
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the el i think had good solid mounts
should bolt staight on too!
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dsnow_01 wrote: ... i also heard of ppl acutally welding the mounts :S
weld one side - that way when ya rev it at the lights, the car will dip to one side!!! *gets back in box*
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zk wrote: dsnow_01 wrote: ... i also heard of ppl acutally welding the mounts :S weld one side - that way when ya rev it at the lights, the car will dip to one side!!! *gets back in box* |
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Age: 39 Posts: 4401 Joined: 25th Mar 2005 Ride: BA XT, BA XR6T, ED Ghia 5.0 Location: Perth |
I broke an engine mount on a Datto 120Y all 55kw of it.. ended up hitting the bonnet whenever it got a big rev, lol
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fnp wrote: I broke an engine mount on a Datto 120Y all 55kw of it.. ended up hitting the bonnet whenever it got a big rev, lol
same deal with my XF only i had to break 2 before the engine would jump... also while i'm asking questions, can anyone describe the path that the clutch cable on an EB takes ie. down from the firewall, over the steering rod, behind the sump/under the sump etc
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Slabz wrote: fnp wrote: I broke an engine mount on a Datto 120Y all 55kw of it.. ended up hitting the bonnet whenever it got a big rev, lol same deal with my XF only i had to break 2 before the engine would jump... also while i'm asking questions, can anyone describe the path that the clutch cable on an EB takes ie. down from the firewall, over the steering rod, behind the sump/under the sump etc |
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fastleno wrote: zk wrote: dsnow_01 wrote: ... i also heard of ppl acutally welding the mounts :S weld one side - that way when ya rev it at the lights, the car will dip to one side!!! *gets back in box* s**t they are. I' broke 2 pairs of mounts within 10,000 kms in the taxi. I couldn't be f**k changing them again so no i just potter around like a grandma. |
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| boost1105 |
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do what drag racers do with high powered cars, strap the engine to the chassis
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| TimXR6 |
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If you wanted to go all out you can buy engine dampners. Common in the import/drifting scene. basically just a small shock absorber bolted from the motor to strut tower usually
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| Slabz |
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TimXR6 wrote: If you wanted to go all out you can buy engine dampners. Common in the import/drifting scene. basically just a small shock absorber bolted from the motor to strut tower usually
i've seen them around and me and my mate keep joking that i should get one but they dont make em for falcon....it might be a task for saturday arvo sometime... i dunno if i want a shocky tho (coz they still allow lots of movement but just not quickly whereas a cable just says NUP.... STOP!!!
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| dddp! |
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if you stop something from moving that is supposed to move, something else will break and you will be even more unhappy than what you are now
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