Chuck wrote: >Well, your 3-transaxle-mount scene answers one ? that I had about >putting one of those mid-sized Kostov motors (that didn't have a >mount on the bellhousing) in the Rabbit. Eventually somebody >suggested just welding a mount on the end of the bellhousing. I >have 4 mounts in my Rabbit. I was concerned that w/o the motor >mount, the motor would not be as well restrained and supported >and tend to whip around a lot more. Apparently yours doesn't >crawl out of the engine bay when you bark the tires.
Just remember, I did this with urethane mounts, not as quiet as rubber (the stock Kostov fan is quiet either). While it seems some Rabbits did come without that mount and rubber mounts, they would have been some of the oldest ones (not powefull). I have the smallest DCP controller, just 450 battery amps. If you are building for high power I *cannot* recomend the motor mount goes missing. High powered electrics have alot of torque, they can tear things up faster than powerfull ICEs. Neon
