vitara engine mounts in a comp car

[duncan]

Ok have talked to Brian at Suzi Shop here in WA he was telling me that when bying a baleno motor check to make sure the block isnt cracked.So Im thinking the blocks arnt that strong what i need to find out is do I keep the original engine mounts which will flex when reved hard or go my treid and tested set up.Which is to use a suspension bush as a mount which gives no flex at all but will never break.Thinking if the mount is to rigid then will I stress and maybe crack the block around were the engine mount bolts to the block

Any ideas would be welcome.

Duncan

[V.W.Dave]

I have never seen or heard of the blocks braking or cracking only heads. The older heads like the crack. I useto brake stock motor mounts every other week till I put in a set of old commodore V6 mounts. They are about 3 times the size. All you need to do is grind off the locating pin.

[BlueSuzy]

I have seen pics of sierras and a vits with the block cracked with few guys on auszookers.

Seems to be common, but not as common as a cracked head.

Caused no running problems, but had a coolant leak. Cracks between the cylinders, not mounts.

Straight 6cyl vl mounts fit very nice, remove the pin location. Is this what you have dave?

[V.W.Dave]

Straight 6cyl vl mounts fit very nice, remove the pin location. Is this what you have dave?

Yes well kinda. I payed a little extra $$ and got a set of Poly ones when I moved the motor over into my Sierra but when it was in Nicks sierra it has stock VL mounts. I will probably go back to the stock ones as the Poly ones make the vibrations come into the cab.

Another tip is to trim the bolts on the VL mount about 3mm on each end it make it easier to get in. Its a VERY tight fit without doing this.

[turbo td4.2]

Yep my block was cracked on one of my zooks. it was going in the crawler but it was stuffed so i put a v6 Como a th700 and Hilux transfer with 4.7 gears in

[Turbo Tonka]

another one for a cracked g16b block.

[V.W.Dave]

Untill this thread I had never heard of 1.6 blocks cracking. Can any of you tell me if it was the gen1 or 2 or the Balino converts doing this or all of them?