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    2/19/2023 8:00 PM  #1

    6sally6
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    MOTOR MOUNTS........

    THAT'S what I forgot to tighten down !!!!!

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    2/20/2023 8:53 AM  #2

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    Yeah, I’m guessing he’ll need a new set!

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    2/20/2023 11:00 AM  #3

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    I was shocked the first time I saw how dragster and funny cars mounted their motors.

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    2/20/2023 4:15 PM  #4

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    Typically they go to a plate system because at some point you risk tearing the mount point out of the block.  Regular motor mounts are suspect on a 5.0 block at around 600HP, which is also the point at which the entire block becomes suspect.  You could use the factory mounts, but would be wise to add a torque strap at the very least. 

     

    2/21/2023 1:20 PM  #5

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Regular motor mounts are suspect on a 5.0 block at around 600HP, which is also the point at which the entire block becomes suspect.

    You mean like this?

     

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    2/22/2023 8:11 AM  #6

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    BobE wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Regular motor mounts are suspect on a 5.0 block at around 600HP, which is also the point at which the entire block becomes suspect.

    You mean like this?

     

    Yep.

     

    2/22/2023 5:18 PM  #7

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    BobE wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Regular motor mounts are suspect on a 5.0 block at around 600HP, which is also the point at which the entire block becomes suspect.

    You mean like this?

     

    That's insane! Boy would you have felt that.... If it happened in the car.

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    2/22/2023 8:32 PM  #8

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    Toploader wrote:

    BobE wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Regular motor mounts are suspect on a 5.0 block at around 600HP, which is also the point at which the entire block becomes suspect.

    You mean like this?

     

    That's insane! Boy would you have felt that.... If it happened in the car.

    Are those steel toed shoes?

     

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    2/23/2023 10:57 PM  #9

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    I was shocked the first time I saw how dragster and funny cars mounted their motors.

     
    I am guessing that this allowed easy changes in weight distribution depending on track conditions.
    Probably had several different length driveshafts in the pits too.

     

    2/24/2023 11:02 AM  #10

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Toploader wrote:

    BobE wrote:


    You mean like this?

     

    That's insane! Boy would you have felt that.... If it happened in the car.

    Are those steel toed shoes?

     

    Nah … must be a real man!

     

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    2/24/2023 11:05 AM  #11

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    Re: MOTOR MOUNTS........

    Nos681 wrote:

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    I was shocked the first time I saw how dragster and funny cars mounted their motors.

     
    I am guessing that this allowed easy changes in weight distribution depending on track conditions.
    Probably had several different length driveshafts in the pits too.

    I bet the engine is plate mounted and that is just a bracket to hold that tube.

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