Solid mounts

[ricola]

I have no idea where you read that, I have never seen anybody running a subaru engine with solid mounts and I certainly wouldn't recommend it! There is nothing to gain other than reduced movement so better for engine clearances.
If you are running a quad cam engine, you need to reverse the rear cradle and use a mid mount instead of a stock front mount and everything will squeeze under stock external metalwork.

[Eatoniashoprat]

Originally Posted by ricola

I have no idea where you read that, I have never seen anybody running a subaru engine with solid mounts and I certainly wouldn't recommend it! There is nothing to gain other than reduced movement so better for engine clearances.
If you are running a quad cam engine, you need to reverse the rear cradle and use a mid mount instead of a stock front mount and everything will squeeze under stock external metalwork.

That's good to know. So far I reversed the rear cradle turned old rubber mounts into steel solid ones, cut the front mount out and welded in a plate for the front mount to bolt to. You're saying I can ditch the front mount altogether, and use mounts at the back and at the midmount? What kind of mounts do you use?
Also, With this setup I've clearance things a bit but I can't quite move it ahead as much as I want. As it sits I would have a little gap in the rear apron where the timing covers are and have to cut the flange off of the new CCC fenders <- that's actually the expression on my face.

[tom'72]

My EJ20TT engine's timing cover clears the rear apron and the fenders, it's only mounted forward with reversing the rear engine mount and that should be enough.

[Eatoniashoprat]

Originally Posted by tom'72

My EJ20TT engine's timing cover clears the rear apron and the fenders, it's only mounted forward with reversing the rear engine mount and that should be enough.

How did you make the tranny clear up front? Did you have to clearance the torsion tube at all?