Gti6 Engine Mount. Best Way Of Loosing Weight...

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Whats the best way of loosing weight? The thing must weigh close on 15kg.....

 

Do I have any options? I'd rather like to keep my PAS though.

 

 

cheers

[rallyeash 155]

Get the grinder out. Or make a hybrid mount using S16 bits. Check my build thread fairly early on.

[welshpug 1,657]

Use the full s16 mount, much lighter but you'll need the s16 pipework alternator and possibly pump, steel sump required too as the bracket won't clear a gti6 sump flange.

 

8v alternators fit the s16 mount.

 

or there's the rarer 605 xu10 alloy top bracket which you'd use a 405 1.9 mi top arm with

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Dead easy if you can find the parts which is difficult now

 

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

Made my own in the end.

 

Simples.

[rikky 37]

I used a standard S16 one and cut the gti6 one down to retain the bottom lug so I could mount the alternator like so:

 

 

I did have this at one point from Colin Satchell:

 

[stu8v 68 1 Cars]

My version