Lowering The Xu10

[Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars]

Just been thinking, I want to lower the xu10 lump on the drivers side for MC clearance. IS the actual rubber mount a bolt right through? I was thinking of possibly taking 5mm of rubber of one end so it can sit lower that way. Ive got a couple of old mounts I could experiment with first but dont want to waste a load of time if its not possible.

[James_R 3]

be worth looking at a 306 or zx top mount they seem to be shallower, although you cna't go down too much the drive shaft gets a little close to subframe.

[Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars]

306 top mount is taller, I have a brand new one in the garage, its also slightly wider so is a biatch to fit as it cathces the outer part of the mounting cup on the chassis.

[welshpug 1,656]

why not move the servo up rather than the engine down?

[Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars]

would mean a lot more work and Im not sure theres even that much room under the bulkhead.

[mos 1]

the bulkhead where the servo mounts is not exactly the strongest

i used a pry bar under the servo to slightly twist the servo upwards and to the right

it only needs a tiny amount to give decent clearance on the timing belt cover

as i am running bodies and did away with the s16 coil packs i was able to use a standard mi16 cam cover aswell which helps no end.

this is how i went from having no clearance at all when i first fitted the engine to having quite a bit.

 

hope this helps

 

mark

[cossie350 0]

I have moved it down on mine, i will try and get some pics up if you look at the part of the mount that sits on the rubber there is 10mm you can cut off, then i rewelded another plate inside the mount and drilled a hole in it for the stud from the rubber to go through. Its a bit tricky to explain but the 10mm makes the gap comfortable instead of close.

[James_R 3]

in that case a 2L 8v engine mount from the XM or 605 is using an Mi top elbow means you can extend the studs and put a 10mm spacer in between the upper and lower mounts.

 

I thought the 306 mount was lower, my bad.

 

if you need pics just ask

[Baz 421]

IIRC someone one here has also managed to move the Servo/MC assembly slightly by adding a couple of washers between the servo and bulk head?

[petert 585]

I had an old top mount remade 15mm lower in ureathane, so it's overall height was 60mm, by a local company called Noltec. I've also offset the servo by using washers to push it up and more towards the left. The only issue with this method is that you upset the seal in the firewall.