on 23/2/03 6:16 pm, Kim Brennan wrote: > A couple of comments on SA engines. I know the 5 cylinders are mounted > at only a 5 degree angle. I believe the 4 cylinders were too. With this > mounting you can use different engine mounts than what Tiico supplies. > And those should reduce or eliminate the vibration factor.
the 5 cyl looks tilted more than 5 degrees, but anyway, you can still use what ever mount you want, within reason, for the mount/carrier connection is made vertically. The only thing that limits you in the mounts is the metal structure on the engine carrier and the fore and aft tubular carriers. The forces on the mount are still "up and down" whatever the angle of the engine block. I think its agreed that the TiicO kit is not the last word on I4 engine installs, nor is it a VW designed "kit", so its not fair to draw conclusions from TiiCo installs as to what could be done in an I4 install. boy, that's a hell of a bad paragraph.
Alistair |
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