Neon wrote: > 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).
In a sense I'm really surprised that VW didn't have 4 mounts on ALL the Rabbits. Would seem that 200-300 lbs of engine would be a lot of weight to be jouncing/vibrating for 100-200K miles out on the end of a transmission housing attached by a few bolts. Quite a fulcrum effect. Chuck Hursch Larkspur, CA www.geocities.com/nbeaa
