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Chris Very Good. Notice the pictures Howard posted. See the box Lattice structure that supports the rose Joint bracket assy. Notice your first picture there is no box structure around the rose joint bracket. The strut as picture provide this addition support to the front end for suspension...

It depends where you are planning to drive. In the city tears stuff up. Go to the Junk Yard and get 5 mazda steel wheel that fit you car, most likely $ 15 - 20 each with tire. Paying $114 for a steel wheel is like you need the steel wheel now to get you rolling again, which is not the case...

If you like drive http://www.amalficoastwebguide.it/ Amalfi is perfect. Just like home sorta on the sonoma coast Hwy 1 http://www.parks.sonoma.net/coast.html the water is a bit warmer in the Med! If not try the other direction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventimiglia Monte Carlo is real...

I think you will find that " strut" is part of the roll cage or a chassis brace tube. could be both, however what does it end up doing...??? Supporting the front end of the car, of course the supports the suspension setup for added stiffness. It does not support the Rose Joint directly I...

Thanks Chris On the top picture you can clearly see the caster strut(roll bar) in Front of the car, attaching to the lower control arm. They is also a large strut from the rear wheel well to the mid section of the upright. The rose joints are not alone in support of the structure to manage...

Thanks for the picture. A torque strap or strut is not a bad idea at all. The bolts on the engine mount are in shear under engine torque. I believe the mounts limits torque travel with mechanical stops. The stock rubber mount are far to soft for this application. In theory you are going to...

Ok westie you are cracking me up here what is the total displacement of the LS7 divide this number by 8 cylinders this gives you the displacement of each cylinder what fuel mixture do you want ? as in Ratio of Fuel/Air 14:1 is about perfect...

:pepper: westie now your talking... lol Well now do your homework.. Kinetics in Joules.. How much does the car weigh and does the engine have a specific impulse pressure ??? LIKE BMEP! your after! have fun !

LMAO:lol: what kind of kinetic energy it takes to propel each piston downward within the cylinders. or maybe someone knows the energy in the explosion of each firing with the correct air/fuel mix. is this with the brakes on at idle in first of a t56 and 4:11 final drive with 50" slicks.. or...

When I replace engine mounts I buy poly mounts. With the headers you may want to fab a stainless heatshield. The poly will deform under heat above about 250degF http://www.suspension.com/mustang.htm check it out Not sure what you have now!

as Kalun D wrote: a 2,000 lbs car has no need for power brakes or steering. It just adds weight, complexity and crowding, this is supposed to be a race car. Adjust pedal feel with hydraulic cylinder sizes and a bias bar. Adjust steering feel with KAI and caster. so No KAI and Caster dynamics...

Yes On my tow vehicle with stiff springs and poly bushings for the control arms and large tires. This is a must stiffer ride. Noted when the caster angle is large the front mount point stud breaks under tension loading. This happens under very light loading the upper control arm has applied to...

This is a long way to ask the question but given these apparent design advantages, why is it that so many cars are designed with rose-joints placed vertically? And is it enough of an advantage to consider a modification to horizontal mounts? Let define the planes of reference X is the lenght...

It would seem to me most any engine can be made to have superformance. Just put the superformance parts in it. I run 355 and 406 SBC iron V8 with stock intakes and headers. The 355 revs much nicer but does not have the low end torque of the 406, both make about 375-400hp and over 425lbs of...

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