Torque straps from Schumacher...
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67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
It's been argued that it was in fact the original. Though I can't see a crimped ring holding the engine, for very long anyway.
All i can tell ya is our 65 fury has been tore apart for 40 years. I know that mount on the left is not original to the car but the one on the right is. Both were in the trunk when we got it from the father inlaw.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Agreed But its kool that i have one! lol
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
66SportFury
Senior Member
The reason I made the call is that Polylocs are expensive. The other thing is if the engine has a lot of torque then these type Torque Straps in my opinion is the way to go. They won't give you vibration like a solid mount will, but will hold the engine down when launching it hard. The way my 66 is setup,..it looks like it will be straight down from the top bolt (motor mount boss) to the frame. There is a welded in piece of steel on the frame that the bottom of the Torque Strap could mount to.
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
Yeah and the bushings on the bottom allow it to move much like the stock motor mounts. So then, why even bother?
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Whereas that may be true, the Schumacher setup has a through bolt, the engine mount splits you have nothing but a dent in the hood and inner fender. It's not the movement you are trying to stop but in the event of a failure not to have the engine move to much.
Alan
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
Why would it fail and dent the hood?
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
That or bend up your aircleaner.
My friends 68 Barracuda has a hole in the inner fender where the exhaust mounting stud pounded through it as a result of a failed mount.
The rotation of the engine will go till something stops it.
That is all these restraints are for, not to protect a mount.
Alan
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Funny how in 49 years of stomping on it hard I never had an engine mount have a catastrophic failure.
I think these things are more for male enhancement purposes.
If you don't know the signs of an engine mount going bad, turn in your Mopar Card and buy a Chevy.
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I think these things are more for male enhancement purposes.
If you don't know the signs of an engine mount going bad, turn in your Mopar Card and buy a Chevy.
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In stock mounts there is nothing connecting the top half of the mount to the bottom except the rubber. If driven only leisurely to church you may never know the rubber has deteriorated, split, or separated from the upper or lower mounting points.
If you 'Launch' it hard you'll find out when the engine torques over and twists the exhaust, breaks an exhaust manifold, damages trans linkage, twists trans lines, etc
As Alan said this the torque strap or locking mounts are insurance but also to eliminate give and transfer the power to the drive line quicker and more efficiently. Similar principal for using traction bars, ladder bars, adjustable pinion snubbers, etc to reduce axle windup
Mitymounts are another locking motor mount and are cheaper thank schumakers
Standard motor mount
mitymount
http://www.mitymounts.com/chrysler.htm
If you 'Launch' it hard you'll find out when the engine torques over and twists the exhaust, breaks an exhaust manifold, damages trans linkage, twists trans lines, etc
As Alan said this the torque strap or locking mounts are insurance but also to eliminate give and transfer the power to the drive line quicker and more efficiently. Similar principal for using traction bars, ladder bars, adjustable pinion snubbers, etc to reduce axle windup
Mitymounts are another locking motor mount and are cheaper thank schumakers
Standard motor mount
mitymount
http://www.mitymounts.com/chrysler.htm
greasemonkeyman
Well-Known Member
Have you possibly tried Steel Rubber Products ? I know they used to do custom vulcanization so maybe they may be able to cast a urethane mount or cast something homemade.
66SportFury
Senior Member
Stan, no offense, but yeah stomping on it hard is one thing when the tires break loose. There isn't that much torque when that happens. BUT, when you are running drag radials or slicks that have been heated and sticky, it's a totally different story. When the tires grab hard, all the torque is on the drive train and not when the tires are spinning/burning out on the street. Plus, I don't want t spend the money on polylocs. I'd rather spend a 1/4 of that and get a strap from them.
66SportFury
Senior Member
Thank you for the link. Much cheaper then Poly's!!!
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
This is what all engine mount manufacturers should be doing, could easily be adapted to most vintage styles.
Alan
Alan
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
And why wouldn't you want solid mounts in a drag racing application? It's why I asked the question above. No matter how short you make the leash aren't you losing time to rotation?
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