Motor Mounts
06-10-2008, 12:58 PM
#12
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RE: Motor Mounts
ORIGINAL: MartyMoose
My Saleen chewed through the hood liner and into the aluminum hood. I installed the stock MM's w/ Prothanes' and that cured the problem.
My Saleen chewed through the hood liner and into the aluminum hood. I installed the stock MM's w/ Prothanes' and that cured the problem.
06-10-2008, 01:21 PM
#13
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RE: Motor Mounts
ORIGINAL: AmericanSpeed
Sorry man, I'm just a little confused. Did you replace the stock MMs with the prothanes MMs? Or is this some kind of conjunction of using parts of both? How much clearance did this give you?
ORIGINAL: MartyMoose
My Saleen chewed through the hood liner and into the aluminum hood. I installed the stock MM's w/ Prothanes' and that cured the problem.
My Saleen chewed through the hood liner and into the aluminum hood. I installed the stock MM's w/ Prothanes' and that cured the problem.
The stock mounts are oil filled whereas the Prothane mounts are solid. As a result, more drivetrain vibration is felt in the cabin because they don't absorb as much vibration as the oil filled mounts. However, there's less less drivetrain torque loss due to the motor being kept more stationary.
I'm not sure how much clearance was gained but 1/2" is a reasonable guess (can't see in there when the hood is closed, lol). And no more aluminum dust on my inlet tube and the holes in the hood aren't getting any bigger, either.
06-10-2008, 03:34 PM
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RE: Motor Mounts
I'd read elsewhere tha the Prothane Bullet motor mounts actually increased the height of the motor in the engine bay. It seemed crazy when I heard it... but you're saying it actually lowers the engine? I was hoping to remove some play from the drivetrain and was going to go with the Prothanes except for what I'd read earlier. So, I'd like to know who's correct on this.
06-10-2008, 03:40 PM
#15
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RE: Motor Mounts
I changed mine, but didn't like the added vibration. It was pretty smooth when cruising and WOT, but at part throttle and starting from a stop, I could feel the exhaust through my ***. It's really something you have to try, lots of people love them. If i had to replace the stock ones because of a failure, then I would probably go back to the prothane.
The whipple does not rub anything.
The whipple does not rub anything.
ORIGINAL: AmericanSpeed
Have you changed yours? If so, has changing them out allowed for more space so that you dont have to cut the underlining to make sure the whipple doesn't rub? I'm thinking about getting these and doing them with the whipple install.
/end thread highjack
ORIGINAL: moosestang
It's not more than an hour job, so $80 is all i'd expect to pay. I'll change yours for $50.
It's not more than an hour job, so $80 is all i'd expect to pay. I'll change yours for $50.
/end thread highjack
06-10-2008, 03:47 PM
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RE: Motor Mounts
ORIGINAL: Kotobuki
I'd read elsewhere tha the Prothane Bullet motor mounts actually increased the height of the motor in the engine bay. It seemed crazy when I heard it... but you're saying it actually lowers the engine? I was hoping to remove some play from the drivetrain and was going to go with the Prothanes except for what I'd read earlier. So, I'd like to know who's correct on this.
I'd read elsewhere tha the Prothane Bullet motor mounts actually increased the height of the motor in the engine bay. It seemed crazy when I heard it... but you're saying it actually lowers the engine? I was hoping to remove some play from the drivetrain and was going to go with the Prothanes except for what I'd read earlier. So, I'd like to know who's correct on this.
Just curious, where is "elsewhere" if you don't mind my asking.
06-10-2008, 03:51 PM
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RE: Motor Mounts
I don't believe they raise the motor, if they do it's negligible. They don't lower the motor though, only the ones from jdm engineering do that. I believe they shave 1/2 inch of metal off the top.
ORIGINAL: Kotobuki
I'd read elsewhere tha the Prothane Bullet motor mounts actually increased the height of the motor in the engine bay. It seemed crazy when I heard it... but you're saying it actually lowers the engine? I was hoping to remove some play from the drivetrain and was going to go with the Prothanes except for what I'd read earlier. So, I'd like to know who's correct on this.
I'd read elsewhere tha the Prothane Bullet motor mounts actually increased the height of the motor in the engine bay. It seemed crazy when I heard it... but you're saying it actually lowers the engine? I was hoping to remove some play from the drivetrain and was going to go with the Prothanes except for what I'd read earlier. So, I'd like to know who's correct on this.
06-10-2008, 04:36 PM
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RE: Motor Mounts
ORIGINAL: MartyMoose
I told you the truth.lol
Just curious, where is "elsewhere" if you don't mind my asking.
I told you the truth.lol
Just curious, where is "elsewhere" if you don't mind my asking.
06-10-2008, 05:07 PM
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RE: Motor Mounts
ORIGINAL: Kotobuki
Marty, just guys talking about them on some forums somewhere. Either here or elsewhere, I don't quite recall. It certainly wasn't an expert source, that's for certain... but it WAS off-putting. Where ever it was, they had mentioned (as moosestang did) the JDM's (or something similar) as a solution to the "lift" problem.
ORIGINAL: MartyMoose
I told you the truth.lol
Just curious, where is "elsewhere" if you don't mind my asking.
I told you the truth.lol
Just curious, where is "elsewhere" if you don't mind my asking.