Erm, there is no three inches movement in stock mounts even though they may come soft. Mounts are barely 3" diameter to begin with. There is no room for that.
so you made your own mounts? yourself?
thats cool

I dont know how to use the quote thing but I spoke in my previous post of how flexable my setup is.

[ March 29, 2003, 06:08 PM: Message edited by: Random ]

 

Tony Montana-
The engine does move that much, even though you would not expect it to the way it is mounted. The stock mounts are fairly soft rubber. When the engine is loaded on the dyno, or on the street, the engine moves in the engine compartment.

I ripped an intake off my MAF at the drag strip because I had it "hard" mounted similar to yours.

Every intake since that, I make sure to allow for up to 3" of "flex" or "play" in the intake to make sure it won't come off under load.
28.7 1/8th mile time. With no MAF...the engine doesn't work very well.

[ March 29, 2003, 06:12 PM: Message edited by: Random ]

 

Random, you got the time slip for that?

lol moon

 

wow dudes, my setup is no way hard mounted. Like I wrote in previous posts in this topic, I have plenty of play. I put the car through the works at the track and nothing has come un done. 16 seconds flat (at that time) with only that mod. There is no welds, I have at least 3 inches of play either way still.
As I was writing in my last post.. The mounts are barely 3 inches in diameter so the MAX movement in any direction on stock mounts or otherwise could only be 1.5" in the direction which it is mounted. (and thats pushing the engineering limits) Any more than that and there would be much more serious damage than just intake parts popping off.


Measuring the mounts.
I am not trying to battle, I know the engine moves. But True, the dude above said 3 inches.
3 inches is 3 inches and I still dont see that.

Whatever, even if it were 3" My setup would take it. Like a G'd out Vegas hooker, doggy style in the back seat of H2 on New Years Eve!

BTW
I am on stock mounts but I would like the urethane asap. I have to make my own still. You guys all did your own?

[ March 29, 2003, 09:35 PM: Message edited by: Tony Montana ]

 

Yes, yes I do!

 

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POST IT!!

 

just a quick question: is it possible to have the tube too flexible, like to the point where it is flexible beyond the point where the engine rolls, and basically has the flexible part "limit" the air flow, like having a crease or summ'n in the tube, or does it depend on the material used for the flexible part?