So.. was looking under the hood at some things last night in preparation for my upcoming build and had a little surprise. Found that my drivers side motor mount was broke. Not sure when it happened, and hopefully it hasn't been broke for very long... would hate to find out I've been beating the piss outta my car with a broken motor mount



I guess it's a good thing I was calling Ed today anyways

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2008 GPONA Members Choice Car of the Year
40th Anniversary Daytona Pace Car #1077

12.538 @ 109.89 1.877 60' 10.18.08

Those are the ZZP motor mounts, right? No matter how long it has been broke for you should still be alright. There is still the other upper motor mount and the lower motor mount. Actually, I have seen some people run with only one upper mount due to the mods they have done.

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'02 Galaxy Silver GTX Coupe. SLP Headers, SLP cat-back exhaust, SLP 1.8 RR, ZZP 3.4/3.25" MPS, SLP hood, SLP CAI, Overkill PCM, 180 t-stat, SSIC, S1 TB, AL 104's, F/R STB's, F-body calipers.

yeah youre fine. the GXP only has one upper mount.

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Sold: 06 Cobalt SS/SC, 99 GTP 245WHP/326 Ft-lbs, 06 R6

yea... I know I'm okay to drive it.. just really don't want to beat on it too much..

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2008 GPONA Members Choice Car of the Year
40th Anniversary Daytona Pace Car #1077

12.538 @ 109.89 1.877 60' 10.18.08

I did the same thing when I installed the RAT dog bones on my 97GTP. I ended up making a couple of washers to take up the space.

Give Vinnie a shout, I gave him a driver side MM a while back, maybe he still has it.

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zzp at its best

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• 2004 Comp G - Modded Like A Mofo And Hibernating

• 1988 VW Jetta - Slammed Slow And Reliable

• 1994 Cadillac Eldorado ETC - Sold

Yeah, shows the quality of those ZZP mounts...

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Scott McKinney
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I see you guys saying he's fine running one. But if one broke, is it really safe to say that? That means there is some sort of movement somewhere and quiet a bit of it.

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99 GP GTX - L32 + Gen V swap (41k) | S1X | TOGs | DP | SLP Catback | 42.5# | FW CAI | GMPP Handling Kit + Adjustable Struts | F-Body Front Brakes | Aeroforce, Boost, Oil, Volt Gauges | Eclipse Deck + Rockford Fosgate Speakers | MSD Wires | DHP PCM | Thrasher Shift Kit

Well we don't really know why it broke in the first place. It could have been tightened too much. His engine could be that powerful that it snapped it. The mount could have developed a crack in it over time and the torque of the engine could have finished it off.

What we were saying is that he probably did not do any damage to the engine/trans with driving it like that because there are still 2 other mounts holding the engine in place.

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'02 Galaxy Silver GTX Coupe. SLP Headers, SLP cat-back exhaust, SLP 1.8 RR, ZZP 3.4/3.25" MPS, SLP hood, SLP CAI, Overkill PCM, 180 t-stat, SSIC, S1 TB, AL 104's, F/R STB's, F-body calipers.

The ZZP mount didint break. It was the bracket that mounts between the engine and the dogbone that broke. Nothing that ZZP had to do with it.

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1999 Pontiac Grand Prix
303HP/353TQ
Mods: L67 swap w/3.25" pulley,PRJ LL cam, speed daddy headers
2008 BMW 335i TT-jb4 tune.BMS intake.AA bOV and charge pipe

I believe the problem is with the bushings and inserts uesd in both the ZZP and Rat style DOG Bones ... they are shorter than the stock bushings and this allows the MM brackets to compress/bend and then break. As I mentioned above if you use a couple of shims to take space you'll be fine.

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Ahh okay.

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1999 Pontiac Grand Prix
303HP/353TQ
Mods: L67 swap w/3.25" pulley,PRJ LL cam, speed daddy headers
2008 BMW 335i TT-jb4 tune.BMS intake.AA bOV and charge pipe