Welded Motor Mounts?

[EagleTalonTim]

I am wondering if anyone has welded their motor mounts solid and if it was worth it or not. I tig weld all day at work and I can weld anything I want to bring in so I was thinking of bringing one mount in at a time and welding it solid. Would this be a good idea or would it cause problems in the long run?

 

[crimsondragon]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...81852-how-make-solid-welded-motor-mounts.html
It'll be stiff. Side effects include but are not limited, excessive vibration, rear mirror constantly out of eye level, pain through gripping the steering wheel too hard, and exhaust vibrating against underbody.

 

[toofast82]

It would definitely be much cheaper than Prothane mounts and less work/easier to finish. The old mounts are a pain to get the outer ring out when installing polyurethane. It should have similar benefits/characteristics and vibrations at idle

 

[turboglenn]

I've cut circles and drilled them to weld up the front and rear mounts on my car a long time ago, the thing felt too clanky so i went to prothanes all around and replaced the solid ones at the same time..the motor did not budge though

 

[EagleTalonTim]

The only thing I worry about is that I always drive with my shift box which shifts at 100% line pressure. I was wondering if the shifting would break something since there would be no give. I have been driving with the shift box for well over a year now and have been able to get really smooth shifts most of the time just when at WOT, the car comes alive!

 

[dsm-onster]

I welded mine and love it. Really helped my FWD be more stable during a launch. I could actually use the studderbox after the mod with street tires, but I came from broken mounts. I still run bshafts, so the vibrations are nothing like others have described. There's benefits to keeping the bshafts .