Scary looking engine movement
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From: Owasso Oklahoma
Scary looking engine movement
I was doing a WOT run in my 2001 w/ A&A 3.8, ECS small blower cam and stock tranny and rear. Hooked a Go Pro up to the windshield and this is what I saw. I don't know if this is an effect of the Go Pros image stabilization or if my engine is about to fly out the top. Bad mounts? Weird camera effect?
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Your mounts are definitely shot. That's way too much movement. A decade ago I was chasing my tail after putting a new motor in my car, and I suddenly had a all RPM vibration. Thought it was the motor. By chance leaned on it (standing over the engine bay) one evening, and saw the motor rock just from my weight. Turned out that my mounts were gone and I had a turbo housing rubbing the frame in the tunnel. See below for the fix.
Love mine. Been in the car since 2009.
Love mine. Been in the car since 2009.
Last edited by Fastbird; May 15, 2019 at 07:54 PM.
