The Turblown Low Mount Turbo System
08-06-2012, 03:21 PM
#234
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IMO, it needs the 3rd leg attached to the middle of the block, otherwise it puts all the stress on the two bolts that go into the bottom of the housings. But I'm no engineer so..............
08-06-2012, 04:02 PM
#237
the only difference I see here is the arm that extrudes from the engine mount is attached to the top, where turblowns is attached to the bottom.
and then there is the material, turblowns part looks aluminum, RR's is Steel.
08-06-2012, 04:09 PM
#238
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Turblowns mount is the same, it too only has the two bolts attached.
the only difference I see here is the arm that extrudes from the engine mount is attached to the top, where turblowns is attached to the bottom.
and then there is the material, turblowns part looks aluminum, RR's is Steel.
the only difference I see here is the arm that extrudes from the engine mount is attached to the top, where turblowns is attached to the bottom.
and then there is the material, turblowns part looks aluminum, RR's is Steel.
Yeah they are both crap mounts but the RR is welded better. I still would not risk running either. Turblown's second version is pieces of steel welded together.
I just don't get how you can be so talented at welding a manifold together and then turn around and make that shitty of an engine mount bracket. It's like he let some high school shop class come up with the engine mount bracket as a class project and this one was the best one.
08-07-2012, 11:40 AM
#240
Original Turbo 'd Auto !!
Wow, I would have thought Elliot would have improved the mount's look by now. but hell it's under the car.
I showed the "2.0" design to one of the snubber engineers and his quip was that looks sound. Albeit a little rough.
Boxing the sides would give it some additional lateral strengh.
I showed the "2.0" design to one of the snubber engineers and his quip was that looks sound. Albeit a little rough.
Boxing the sides would give it some additional lateral strengh.
Hopefully the bolt holes even line up, they appear to be off in the second pic I posted.
08-07-2012, 04:11 PM
#244
Original Turbo 'd Auto !!
he was being nice. btw the tab that sits on top of the motor mount may eventually bend. what thickness bar stock is your piece of artwork built out of?
08-13-2012, 05:14 PM
#250
I am curious to see. He had me send my mount back as well, along with other parts to resolve the underbrace and plumbing around the battery. He received my parts on 8/2 and estimated 4 weeks turnaround.