Is it safe to drive with 3 out of 4 engine mount secure?
09-03-2001, 03:46 PM
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Is it safe to drive with 3 out of 4 engine mounts secure?
I recently got the place racing engine mounts...and when I put them in my car was up on ramps...it's still on ramps right now, and I can't get the front engine mount's frontmost bolt in (one of the two that mounts to part of the frame)...it's misaligned just a little bit. It almost seems like when I take the car off the ramps...the weight shift will move the engine mount into alignment. If it doesn't, is it safe to drive to my mechanic where he has the proper equipment to move the engine around in the engine bay to get the bolt in??
09-03-2001, 06:01 PM
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Re: Is it safe to drive with 3 out of 4 engine mounts secure?
Originally posted by BriGuyMax
... is it safe to drive to my mechanic where he has the proper equipment to move the engine around in the engine bay to get the bolt in??
... is it safe to drive to my mechanic where he has the proper equipment to move the engine around in the engine bay to get the bolt in??
09-03-2001, 07:16 PM
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Re: Is it safe to drive with 3 out of 4 engine mounts secure?
Originally posted by BriGuyMax
I recently got the place racing engine mounts...and when I put them in my car was up on ramps...it's still on ramps right now, and I can't get the front engine mount's frontmost bolt in (one of the two that mounts to part of the frame)...it's misaligned just a little bit. It almost seems like when I take the car off the ramps...the weight shift will move the engine mount into alignment. If it doesn't, is it safe to drive to my mechanic where he has the proper equipment to move the engine around in the engine bay to get the bolt in??
I recently got the place racing engine mounts...and when I put them in my car was up on ramps...it's still on ramps right now, and I can't get the front engine mount's frontmost bolt in (one of the two that mounts to part of the frame)...it's misaligned just a little bit. It almost seems like when I take the car off the ramps...the weight shift will move the engine mount into alignment. If it doesn't, is it safe to drive to my mechanic where he has the proper equipment to move the engine around in the engine bay to get the bolt in??
thanks
-pete
09-03-2001, 11:00 PM
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clank clank boom boom
i was keeping up with an integra racing of all things a 1.8t beetle i was going to pass both of them and embarrass them but i ended up embarrassing myself, as i shifted into 3rd and let off the clutch i felt the gear explode. the nose dives and the motor slows to idle as i pull off the road. boom clank clank most horrifing sound of my life
drove it home in fourth fried the syncros in first and second and 3rd is gone completely
-pete
drove it home in fourth fried the syncros in first and second and 3rd is gone completely
-pete
09-03-2001, 11:08 PM
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Re: clank clank boom boom
Originally posted by MaxSE98
i was keeping up with an integra racing of all things a 1.8t beetle i was going to pass both of them and embarrass them but i ended up embarrassing myself, as i shifted into 3rd and let off the clutch i felt the gear explode. the nose dives and the motor slows to idle as i pull off the road. boom clank clank most horrifing sound of my life
drove it home in fourth fried the syncros in first and second and 3rd is gone completely
-pete
i was keeping up with an integra racing of all things a 1.8t beetle i was going to pass both of them and embarrass them but i ended up embarrassing myself, as i shifted into 3rd and let off the clutch i felt the gear explode. the nose dives and the motor slows to idle as i pull off the road. boom clank clank most horrifing sound of my life
drove it home in fourth fried the syncros in first and second and 3rd is gone completely
-pete
09-03-2001, 11:11 PM
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i shift very fast but im usually easy with the clutch which is why i am still in the dark as to why it broke , i try and make up for slipping the clutch by shifting fast but sometimes i shift faster then the syncros can keep up with. but that was always into second not into third.
screaminfast and i are supposed to meet up a week from this weekend and i plan on buying his transmission, ill be installing it myself should be an adventure, any luck selling the car?
screaminfast and i are supposed to meet up a week from this weekend and i plan on buying his transmission, ill be installing it myself should be an adventure, any luck selling the car?
09-03-2001, 11:19 PM
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Originally posted by MaxSE98
i shift very fast but im usually easy with the clutch which is why i am still in the dark as to why it broke , i try and make up for slipping the clutch by shifting fast but sometimes i shift faster then the syncros can keep up with. but that was always into second not into third.
screaminfast and i are supposed to meet up a week from this weekend and i plan on buying his transmission, ill be installing it myself should be an adventure, any luck selling the car?
i shift very fast but im usually easy with the clutch which is why i am still in the dark as to why it broke , i try and make up for slipping the clutch by shifting fast but sometimes i shift faster then the syncros can keep up with. but that was always into second not into third.
screaminfast and i are supposed to meet up a week from this weekend and i plan on buying his transmission, ill be installing it myself should be an adventure, any luck selling the car?
I decided that I am trading my I30 in for a 2002 Maxima with a 6spd. I am however now selling my beloved 95 maxima, here on the forum check it out!
Good luck with fixing your car Pete!
09-03-2001, 11:30 PM
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lucky bastard lol. your car is gonna be faster then mine!!!!
get a good color black or sterling mist. anyways matty you can tell if your shifting faster then the syncros can keep up if you can feel the gears grind as you shift into gear , im talking really fast. like i need a shorter shifter so that i dont break the thing. i dont advise doing the same. i just hate losin races. people have told me that i shift faster then anyone they have seen and they tell me to get a real car. I tell them that id much rather have the best v6 in the world and 4 girls in the car
drive safely when you have others in the car though
-pete
get a good color black or sterling mist. anyways matty you can tell if your shifting faster then the syncros can keep up if you can feel the gears grind as you shift into gear , im talking really fast. like i need a shorter shifter so that i dont break the thing. i dont advise doing the same. i just hate losin races. people have told me that i shift faster then anyone they have seen and they tell me to get a real car. I tell them that id much rather have the best v6 in the world and 4 girls in the car
drive safely when you have others in the car though
-pete
09-03-2001, 11:33 PM
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Originally posted by MaxSE98
lucky bastard lol. your car is gonna be faster then mine!!!!
get a good color black or sterling mist. anyways matty you can tell if your shifting faster then the syncros can keep up if you can feel the gears grind as you shift into gear , im talking really fast. like i need a shorter shifter so that i dont break the thing. i dont advise doing the same. i just hate losin races. people have told me that i shift faster then anyone they have seen and they tell me to get a real car. I tell them that id much rather have the best v6 in the world and 4 girls in the car
drive safely when you have others in the car though
-pete
lucky bastard lol. your car is gonna be faster then mine!!!!
get a good color black or sterling mist. anyways matty you can tell if your shifting faster then the syncros can keep up if you can feel the gears grind as you shift into gear , im talking really fast. like i need a shorter shifter so that i dont break the thing. i dont advise doing the same. i just hate losin races. people have told me that i shift faster then anyone they have seen and they tell me to get a real car. I tell them that id much rather have the best v6 in the world and 4 girls in the car
drive safely when you have others in the car though
-pete
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09-04-2001, 12:14 AM
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Originally posted by MaxSE98
you think so , if your getting rid of the 95 u gonna part anything out ? wanna swap stuff? do u have aim ? lol would be a little easier to have a convo
-pete
you think so , if your getting rid of the 95 u gonna part anything out ? wanna swap stuff? do u have aim ? lol would be a little easier to have a convo
-pete
because I switched my I30 and maxima parts twice.
09-04-2001, 07:23 PM
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OUCH , ok ill take the parts off lol. im trying to decided between the transmission from screaminfast or a tranny from manstran.com, screaminfast and i agreed to 500 but the mans tran one is 895 and comes with a 12 month warranty . i dont know what to do. let me know your opinion
-pete
-pete
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