[Fot] TR4 Motor & Transmission Mounting

[Stephen Borowski]

Hello All,
I was thinking of moving the entire drive train appx 1 inch back but have changed my mine. I didn’t know the sanctioning bodies would not approve. Its not worth the hassle!

I did find out that the old TR Bits does sell upgraded front motor mounts. About $40 each. Has any one used them or something close to this?  

Thxs. Steve





> On Oct 10, 2016, at 2:52 PM, Jim Gray <toodamnfunky at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I don't know why you would need to.
> I have an IRS car with coil overs on the front and made adjustable spring perches for the rear, I use a lightweight battery behind the passenger seat and my car corner weights to 49.9% cross weight. I could have nailed it to 50% but settled for the .1% off
> It's surprising how well these cars will balance without a lot of effort.
> Jung
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 9, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Chip Collingwood <chip at theukmotorsports.com <mailto:chip at theukmotorsports.com>> wrote:
> 
>> better check your sanctioning body.....it's usually not an approved modification.
>> 
>> you would be surprised what an inch difference in weight placement makes in the corner weighting of a car, especially the engine and trans. If you've ever used a tongue scale to balance your trailer load you can imagine what moving the engine and trans will do to a 2000lb car.
>> 
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>> On Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Richard Taylor <tarch at bellsouth.net <mailto:tarch at bellsouth.net>> wrote:
>> Moving the engine mounting point is not likely to move the CG.
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net>] On Behalf Of Stephen Borowski
>> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 7:57 AM
>> To: FOT Triumph
>> Subject: [Fot] TR4 Motor & Transmission Mounting
>> 
>> Anyone have any experience with moving the engine mounting rearwards to
>> possibly improve weight ballance?
>> Any improvements to just the engine or transmission mounts?
>> 
>> Thxs Steve
>> Florida HURRICANE racing this week
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