so i want to make one.
you know how the pre89 cars have the shock absorber mounted between the driver side engine mount and the subframe?
well i kind of decided (after having chronic starting issues w/ my car) that these liquid mounts need extra stabilization. they are just FAR too compliant to the point where they are just big marshmallows. i thought of how i could make a torque strut to mount in the same location as the pre89 strut but be more solid. i had an idea of getting a stock pre89 set w/ the bracket, then drilling holes in the strut body and filling the cavity with silicone RTV or something semi-solid. it was either that or retrofit an Energy suspension brand sway bar end link kit for a G-body or F-body and reusing the pre89 strut brackets and modifying them to accept the sway bar end link and poly bushings.
the reason why i came to this conclusion is because my engine floods every time i let it sit long enough for the engine to cool off to ambient temp. the colder it is, the worse it is. i know its flooding with raw fuel because i have side pipes and i can SMELL it in the exhaust as i kill my optima trying to unflood it and start up. i pulled my iridiums before starting the next day, they were wet with fuel. i burned it off with a lighter and scuffed the electrodes with 400grit paper to rub off the soot. it started up on a few cylinders. i have to feather the throttle between 1000-1500 to keep it from dying and to stop the misfire. the cold start misfire is how i discovered that the liquid mounts are too soft.
my intake manifold has hit the underhood brace to the point where its got a slight clearance when sitting still. however, after cold start with a misfire (running on anywhere from 1 to 4 cylinders) the engine shakes quite violently and hits the hood. even under loading, just the engine torquing in the mounts, i can watch the hood rise and fall. also, dropping throttle will sometimes be somewhat harsh and i can feel the engine shudder on its mounts... im tired of all this movement.
anyone got ideas or input for an engine torque brace? IMO, the stock mounting points are the BEST option. there is no other alternative in my eyes... so some iteration of the stock toyota torque strut would be perfect.
regards
chris
you know how the pre89 cars have the shock absorber mounted between the driver side engine mount and the subframe?
well i kind of decided (after having chronic starting issues w/ my car) that these liquid mounts need extra stabilization. they are just FAR too compliant to the point where they are just big marshmallows. i thought of how i could make a torque strut to mount in the same location as the pre89 strut but be more solid. i had an idea of getting a stock pre89 set w/ the bracket, then drilling holes in the strut body and filling the cavity with silicone RTV or something semi-solid. it was either that or retrofit an Energy suspension brand sway bar end link kit for a G-body or F-body and reusing the pre89 strut brackets and modifying them to accept the sway bar end link and poly bushings.
the reason why i came to this conclusion is because my engine floods every time i let it sit long enough for the engine to cool off to ambient temp. the colder it is, the worse it is. i know its flooding with raw fuel because i have side pipes and i can SMELL it in the exhaust as i kill my optima trying to unflood it and start up. i pulled my iridiums before starting the next day, they were wet with fuel. i burned it off with a lighter and scuffed the electrodes with 400grit paper to rub off the soot. it started up on a few cylinders. i have to feather the throttle between 1000-1500 to keep it from dying and to stop the misfire. the cold start misfire is how i discovered that the liquid mounts are too soft.
my intake manifold has hit the underhood brace to the point where its got a slight clearance when sitting still. however, after cold start with a misfire (running on anywhere from 1 to 4 cylinders) the engine shakes quite violently and hits the hood. even under loading, just the engine torquing in the mounts, i can watch the hood rise and fall. also, dropping throttle will sometimes be somewhat harsh and i can feel the engine shudder on its mounts... im tired of all this movement.
anyone got ideas or input for an engine torque brace? IMO, the stock mounting points are the BEST option. there is no other alternative in my eyes... so some iteration of the stock toyota torque strut would be perfect.
regards
chris
