Posted by R Davis on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 9:15PM :
In Reply to: Another question about mounting 318 in my '55 c-3 posted by Dave Pratt on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 8:01PM :
Most of the engines weight is supported buy the engine mounts leaving only a fraction to be supported at the rear.This could be proved by supporting the rear weight with a hanging scale to measure the weight not supported by the two engine mounts in a level position. Even though they are not centered for perfect balance ,they do support most of the engines weight. Having an alum. bellhousing helps reduce the rear weight of the whole setup supported by the tranny crossmember. If i am mistaken about this, I'm sure I will be corrected.
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