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engine mounts
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 4:48 pm
by widget
having been out today , autotesting, one engine mount failed and the other nearly did.i'm of a mind to find stronger ones
i remember seeing somewhere that some one had used ..i think it was a mount from a mini, and with a slight bit of modification it fitted and was stronger.can anyone shed any light on that ..or have another solution?
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 8:50 pm
by johnnydog
I know its your decision but can I ask why do you want or need a stronger engine mounting? I have had Triumphs for 35 years and some for nearly 30 years and have never had cause through failure (or because of the MOT man's wishes) to replace an engine mounting!
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 9:45 pm
by James
johnnydog wrote:I know its your decision but can I ask why do you want or need a stronger engine mounting? I have had Triumphs for 35 years and some for nearly 30 years and have never had cause through failure (or because of the MOT man's wishes) to replace an engine mounting!
You obviously haven't replaced any engine mounts in the last 5 years — they're made of butter these days.
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 4:03 am
by widget
maybe stronger wasn't the best word...but as james said some of the current ones aren't good ..these ones aren't that old....i can't load the pic here as it's too big
it's only the cars second event of the year..and we've got another in 2 weeks . just looking at options for a better quality of engine mount
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 7:12 am
by englishbull
Doug.............
Get some of the solid ones off Shacktune
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 11:56 am
by widget
didn't know he did them ..but i do now...ta
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 5:37 pm
by johnnydog
johnnydog wrote:
I know its your decision but can I ask why do you want or need a stronger engine mounting? I have had Triumphs for 35 years and some for nearly 30 years and have never had cause through failure (or because of the MOT man's wishes) to replace an engine mounting!
You obviously haven't replaced any engine mounts in the last 5 years — they're made of butter these days.
I agree James - I haven't had the need or cause to in the last 35 years, never mind 5!! I have spares, but they are all original and packaged Stanpart, which would be my choice when the time comes.
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 6:41 pm
by widget
the ones that failed are newish ones...and i haven't got any NOS ones in the shed..but as we planning on a qute a lot of competition this year..the engine mounts need to be good
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 7:13 pm
by Dave B
widget wrote:having been out today , autotesting, one engine mount failed and the other nearly did.i'm of a mind to find stronger ones
i remember seeing somewhere that some one had used ..i think it was a mount from a mini, and with a slight bit of modification it fitted and was stronger.can anyone shed any light on that ..or have another solution?
These must be worth a punt at the price......not listed as Triumph/Jaguar/MG etc but the same as our cars.
https://www.vibration-mounts.co.uk/View ... 0Kg-M8-266
Re: engine mounts
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 9:22 pm
by Andy Thompson
widget wrote:the ones that failed are newish ones...and i haven't got any NOS ones in the shed..but as we planning on a qute a lot of competition this year..the engine mounts need to be good
Use the ones James tracked down - a must for competition - stanpart ones are great on the road but can't handle auto testing especially with a LSD
I know - I have ruined excellent NOS ones experimenting. The ones James has are also fail safe so engine doesn't escape even if they unbond - think they are a kitcar part