RV8 Engine Mount Problems ..... (solved)

[Seasider]

I have had to almost treat Engine Mounts as a service item and was getting pd off with changing them.

I also moved the swirl pot more central on the cross member to stop the swan neck being cut by the power steering (non-PS idler pulley) if a mount totally failed, this obviously could lead to serious engine damage if not noticed immediately !!!


Looking at the extra support provided by the SC-Power engine mount restraint brackets i hope that has come to an end



Failed mount that wasn't that old




Damage it can cause







New restraint bracket





New mount & restraint





Old mount that i think shows how the restraint should stop this happening again





And fitted









Engine Mount Restraint Bracket Manufactured & Supplied by SC-Power Clicky for link see bottom of page.




The mounts i use are (i believe) the slightly stronger ones with a raised rubber at each end, they also supply a restraint bracket for the flat ended mount (pic on website) with a pad on each end.


BB do you want to copy this for The Griff Pages

Andy for the Monster pages

Edited by Seasider on Saturday 11th August 14:56

[oggs]

Seasider said:

I have had to almost treat Engine Mounts as a service item and was getting pd off with changing them.

I'd put it down to bad driving style

HTH

[Seasider]

oggs said:

Seasider said:

I have had to almost treat Engine Mounts as a service item and was getting pd off with changing them.

I'd put it down to bad driving style

HTH

I put it down to an engine with some Grunt used as it should be

Now run along Chimp boy

[jeffsy]

There will be a chance to win some of these at this years Griff Growl as SC Power will be there....

[Slacey]

Nice, how much were they? - I can't see any prices on the website.

[rev-erend]

The factory race SEAC and several drag race V8's that I have see have an additional torque bar from the engine to chassis - to better resist the torque movement of the engine.. guess this would help to better locate the engine and stop the mounts being torn out.

[FlipFlopGriff]

Handy when the guy lives next door though Del?
FFG

[Seasider]

FlipFlopGriff said:

Handy when the guy lives next door though Del?
FFG

Lies... Lies!!!

Round the corner actually

They held up very well at the fighting torque event over the weekend, not sure it would've been same without the restraining bracket, especially with sticky rubber on

F.Y.I. Griff 41st out of 90 total & 11th out of 30 Cerbs

& few very good, close runs with Tim (tbdgriffith500)

I'm sure if could ignore the red mist & change nearer the end of the power band rather than near max revs it would've been a few places higher still

Edited by Seasider on Monday 13th August 14:44

[Dave N500 CHM]

Slacey said:

Nice, how much were they? - I can't see any prices on the website.

Prices for the mounts are up on the site now

[rev-erend]

So who are SC power.

Do you have a weblink ?

[Johno]

SC Power

[rev-erend]

Johno said:

SC Power

Thanks..