so, Im going to weld the mounts on my engine and tranny on my 96 escort when I boost it, do I still need a flex section in the exhaust? Im guessing no... dont really see why I would.

 

Welding any two points together which were formally connected by a flex point/link doesn't sound like a good idea at all.

 

i would add a flex section just to be on the safe side.

 

what the hell?! you welded your engine mounts??

 

Weld the mounts solid?

Vibration is annoying, but the engine becomes part of the frame, adds stiffness. You see it a bit with domestics.

 

i see those welds cracking in less than a month~

a v8 has more points to weld... well, not really... but they're torque isn't adjacent like the tq on fwd transversly mounted motors....

i mean:
our engine mounts if welded are trying to stop the twisting...

V8 engine mounts are trying to stop lifting.. its not like they're mounts are inline w/ the crank (only the tranny mount would be)

but hey, let us know how that works out.

 

Uh, no. RWD engines twist pretty hard... they turn the driveshaft one way, and the engine tries to move as Isaac Newton tells it to.

 

lol. to try to stop lifting? ha. v8's lift? and why would they do that.

 

i kept breaking/shredding motor mounts in the accord and got soo pissed off i just welded my front motor mount solid, and all the other ones were filled/braced back together, im gonna weld prolly the rear tranny mount solid too. Its not that bad, it just makes the dashboard vibrate to kingdom come.

 

I havent welded them, yet. The escort is terrible for wheel hop and welding the mounts nearly eliminates it. Im also planning on whipping up some kind of traction bars this summer, if the funds allow for it. Ive decided not to be a cheap bastard and buy a flex section. Ive spent money on every other ------- thing, so why stop now! :P Id also hate for the exhaust to crack my imported escort RS turbo manifold from the UK, that took 2 1/2 months to get here and still cost me $100 to ship.