How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
07-28-2005, 08:03 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
I am not sure what kind of power you are putting down, but quite a few friends are putting down 400+rwhp on manual cars and they are not breaking the trans mounts.
I do know that my poly mount is pretty tough and it is the same mount that the other guys are using.
I do know that my poly mount is pretty tough and it is the same mount that the other guys are using.
07-29-2005, 10:29 AM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
The motor mounts are good, I tried putting a rubber mount on the trans and it didn't break but the shifter jumped up about 2 inches, I decided that was not good. I'm going to try a poly mount and see if it gives me some flex, but not so much that its dangerous. This camaro is putting out 425hp and 440ft lbs of torque out of a 355, I am thinking I shouldn't have made the motor so torquey with a manual, I'll call it a learning experience, next one I'll do high hp and low torque.
08-02-2005, 03:45 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
You are NOT supposed to do solid tranny and motor mounts. its one or the other. Id ditch the solid tanny mount for a polly on or somthing and tray that out. There has to be some place in the driveline to flex a little bit.
08-02-2005, 04:51 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
Originally Posted by Lynk
The motor mounts are good, I tried putting a rubber mount on the trans and it didn't break but the shifter jumped up about 2 inches, I decided that was not good. I'm going to try a poly mount and see if it gives me some flex, but not so much that its dangerous. This camaro is putting out 425hp and 440ft lbs of torque out of a 355, I am thinking I shouldn't have made the motor so torquey with a manual, I'll call it a learning experience, next one I'll do high hp and low torque.
08-02-2005, 06:53 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
Originally Posted by Marc 85Z28
No, that isn't the original trans, unless you don't know what year car you've got. The 4 speed manual was ONLY offered in the 82 models.
08-02-2005, 07:58 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
Originally Posted by Lynk
The car is an 84 camaro, I know that from the vin, The car came from the factory with a 4 speed manual, because the center consol has the gear pattern on it and its for the 4 speed thats in the car. The car originally had a 4 cylinder in it. At no point did I say I had a z-28 or berlinita. The 4 speeds did come with the 4 cylinder cars.
08-02-2005, 08:23 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
I don't think that your information about the torque rating is correct. The 1979 chevette got the same 4 speed as the 79 camaro and though I am not certain I think that the same is true here, chevy put a tranny that was way overrated for the motor into the car. My tranny is fine, all 4 speeds ever made are more bullet proof than most 5 speeds.
08-02-2005, 08:37 PM
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Re: How do I strengthen my tranny mount.
I just learned that I have the mm4 transmission, which was also used in the 85 corvette. Yeah I guess any tranny used in a corvette is junk and can't take any power (being that corvettes are such slow and cheaply made cars), I'm suprised it made it 10 ft too!
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