Home made torque brace for a turbo.
12-09-03, 02:54 PM
#1
Seduced by the DARK SIDE
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Orange Park FL (near Jax)
Posts: 7,323
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Torque brace for a turbo.
Goals:
1) To be able to nail 3rd when in a hurry.
2) Take some stress off the engine mounts.
It's made from stainless tube.
The engine end fits the sleeve around the IC mount bolt.
The body end has an oversized hole at the strut stud.
It's sandwiched between two chunks of rubber with no metal to metal contact.
1) To be able to nail 3rd when in a hurry.
2) Take some stress off the engine mounts.
It's made from stainless tube.
The engine end fits the sleeve around the IC mount bolt.
The body end has an oversized hole at the strut stud.
It's sandwiched between two chunks of rubber with no metal to metal contact.
Last edited by SureShot; 12-09-03 at 03:22 PM.
12-09-03, 03:14 PM
#3
Seduced by the DARK SIDE
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Orange Park FL (near Jax)
Posts: 7,323
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Originally posted by Rpeck
why can't you nail 3rd>?
why can't you nail 3rd>?
When leaving 2nd under high power the engine jumps left, and I sometimes hit the gate between 3rd & 5th.
12-09-03, 04:06 PM
#5
Haven't we ALL heard this
If you really have that much movement and you can't seem to get used to it have you taken a look at your engine and transsmission mounts? How are their condition. They do make competition mounts for that also.
James
James
12-09-03, 04:08 PM
#6
Engine, Not Motor
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 29,789
Likes: 0
Received 108 Likes
on
91 Posts
Have you considered mounting at the three bolts that hold the air pump bracket on? I would worry about one bolt shearing off (or shearing off the bracket it is attached to). 
Trending Topics
12-10-03, 07:32 AM
#8
Seduced by the DARK SIDE
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Orange Park FL (near Jax)
Posts: 7,323
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
I have not actually inspected the mounts.
Engine movement under load was about 3/8" at the IC.
I assumed if the mounts were bad, it would have been more?
I bent my budget getting this fixer-upper on the road, so a competition brace was out of reach.
The strut tower brace was only $30 shipped.
Engine movement under load was about 3/8" at the IC.
I assumed if the mounts were bad, it would have been more?
I bent my budget getting this fixer-upper on the road, so a competition brace was out of reach.
The strut tower brace was only $30 shipped.
12-10-03, 09:06 AM
#11
Seduced by the DARK SIDE
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Orange Park FL (near Jax)
Posts: 7,323
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Originally posted by Bukwild
they have strut bars on ebay for 15 bucks
they have strut bars on ebay for 15 bucks
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post