Re: RE: Re: Re: Guess what too many hard launches get you?

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Wed Jan 08 2003 - 10:46:17 EST


The solid mounts aren't that bad...rougher then poly but you get used to it.
Maybe even get to like it. I used to like feeling the motor in my 91 GT.
It helps you tell what's happening under the hood. You really feel those
misfires.

--
-Josh
2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

"Stlaurent Mr Steven" <STLAURENTS@MCTSSA.USMC.MIL> wrote in message news:61228BFC5FE0D611A38C0002B35B738C03708A@mctssa26.mctssa.usmc.mil... > > With the Mustang, I had to use a solid mounts due to high out put and > prevent breakage of OEM motor mounts. The problem with these types of > mounts is that you feel the vibration of the engine. > > You may have to change out to solid vice Poly energy type. > > -------------------------------------- > Steven St.Laurent > C4I System Engineer > Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA > MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps > Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365) > <SNIP>HISTORY TIDBITS: The discoverer of Egypt was > a woman by the name of Egyptus, daughter of Ham, son > of Noah. She discover while it was still under a level of water. > Maybe her discover was based on the Sphinx (dedicated to > Cain son of Adam). Pharaoh, son of Egyptus, was its first > ruling king."<SNIP> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Battles [mailto:jbattles@bankfinancial.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 6:30 AM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Re: Re: Guess what too many hard launches get you? > > > I'm pretty sure that energy suspension makes them, they make em' for darn > near everything else. > > -- > -Josh > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > ""Tim Berry"" <coolva1@cox.net> wrote in message > news:001101c2b6d2$c3b82d90$2702a8c0@timmay... > > > > do you know if they make poly mounts for our trucks? I think you're the > > first person that I know of that has ripped a mount.... > > > > Tim Berry - Chesapeake, VA > > 97 CC 360 Auto 4300lbs > > best ET to date: 13.03@103.76 > > > > > > Heh... > > > > > > A few to many brakestands and drage-type launches on my 10 year old > motor > > > mounts basically ripped the driver's side motor mount's rubber block > > nearly > > > clean off the plate that bolts to the block. There was a 1/4x1/8" chunk > > of > > > rubber still attached. Decided to do all the motor mounts and the trans > > > mount at the same time. Still waiting for the parts store to bring in > > > another mount for the passenger side. > > > > > > One thing, how the hell is it that the Chrysler dealership was charging > > over > > > $70(CDN) per mount for the motor mounts, and the other parts stores were > > > ~$35? > > > > > > > >



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