passenger motor mount=screwed... torque brace?
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passenger motor mount=screwed... torque brace?
right now my passenger side motor mount is floppen around like crazy at idle and I was wondering if a torque brace might be a tomperary solution to the floppyness.
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Originally Posted by pugg57
fix it right. don't jerry rig it. fix it right or you'll just break something else.
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no. the broken mount will cause the torque brace to rip apart the fender to which it mounts.
gotham racing is having a sale on the poly mounts for 250 for the set of 2
gotham racing is having a sale on the poly mounts for 250 for the set of 2
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Originally Posted by alberto_mg
no. the broken mount will cause the torque brace to rip apart the fender to which it mounts.
gotham racing is having a sale on the poly mounts for 250 for the set of 2
gotham racing is having a sale on the poly mounts for 250 for the set of 2
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torque brace will just break other stuff, it is not designed to band-aid a motor mount that is broken....
with that being said
you could use one, i have done it before in the past, just drive like a grandmother
with that being said
you could use one, i have done it before in the past, just drive like a grandmother
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Originally Posted by rotary
a torque brace wont hurt but its not a fix. motor mounts arent that expensive, there just hard to change.
If you search the forum, you can find someone who tried this type of bandaide fix and tore up the mounting location of the brace.
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just make your own. don't drive it with a broken mount or you be replacing your PPF. Don't ask me how I know
Just fallow this thread https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...4&page=1&pp=15 Is very easy and it will cost you no more than $100. I don't get any vibration at all with the spacer under the frame. I think the thread tells you to cut them to 3" but I cut mine at 2 1/2" and is a bit hi. It won't let me put the strut tower bar back on.
Here are the pics of mi PPF when I drove the car with bad engine mounts
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...7.jpg.orig.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e.jpg.orig.jpg
Just fallow this thread https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...4&page=1&pp=15 Is very easy and it will cost you no more than $100. I don't get any vibration at all with the spacer under the frame. I think the thread tells you to cut them to 3" but I cut mine at 2 1/2" and is a bit hi. It won't let me put the strut tower bar back on.
Here are the pics of mi PPF when I drove the car with bad engine mounts
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...7.jpg.orig.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...e.jpg.orig.jpg
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I just had my engine installed and picked up a set of the Gotham Racing MM. Mind you I paid $300 for mine since they just recently went on sale. OK, the good and the bad. Lets start with the bad. As soon as I fired up the car, the whole thing was vibrating like crazy. If you don't mind all your screws backing out on their own, then you can live with it. What I did was raise the idle RPM to around 1300 to smooth things out. Now for the good part. The whole drivetrain feels like it's brand new. You don't feel any sloppiness at all, it's like driving a brand new car. I'm going to keep mine on, I think it's a good investment, especially if you're planning on making some big HP numbers. Here's a few pictures