My passenger side motor mount bracket is starting to tear off the frame, with my massively powerful D16Z6 swap apparently being the problem (/sarcasm). Is this a common problem and is it easily fixable, or should I look at as a sign to start redirecting my cash from a high HP-D to a K-swap since you have to shave that mount anyways.

 

my buddies did that in his 98 coupe. i dont think its common but it has happened. he just had it rewelded and never had a problem after that. may just be some welds are weaker from tha factory,but idk....good luck

 

I'm just dreading the labor cost involved in re-welding this mount back in. Now if it something that could be done in one afternoon, I believe it's a win since this is a daily driver.

 

take it to a mufler shop and have them weld it

 

I hope it's that easy, I'll grab some pictures tomorrow (or later depending on my pain meds) to see if it is easily repairable.

 

its worth a try

go to a muffler shop and see what they say

 

I have a certified welder in the meantime taking a look at it, but here are the pics for everyone's enjoyment.

Pictures of the damages:





In the second picture you can clearly see the Z7 Brand (Patent Pending) Intake which causes the drivetrain to produce 3,700Ft/lbs of torque between 0-52,000RPM. If only I had removed it when poor Jimmy was sucked into it this could have been averted.

 

wow. i've never seen that before. 0_0. ill trade you my non mount ripping gsr for that z6 bro!!!!! haha

 

Shipping will be rather expensive, you see my transmission casing is also made of stable dark matter (it's a bitch to stop it from ripping apart the known universe), and it is incredibly dense. You'd have to cover shipping from 33131, at an approximate weight of 5.9×10^17 kg.

 

First time seeing this.

 

dr. latino, i think you hit the bong one too many times today man lol. you burn out much?

 

Not a smoker, but it is nice to know I think like one....or is it? I'm just tired at work, so there is no brain-mouth filter for my jokes in the meantime.

 

I rather enjoyed your banter...Its a shame you ended up with those broken welds sir. I would help you out if you werent so dam far away welding that wouldnt be too hard.

 

dang i wish my passenger side mount would have came off that eazy, mine was stuck on there and very hard to take off, i'd say its a good time to go with k20 = )

 

lol. looks- LOOKS! like an easy fix but im no welder lol.

 

Dang, no salt roads in Miami of course.....did it come from out of state?

 

Well I could get some zip ties and road trip

You need the intake, with the intake mounts You didn't even need an air hammer or grinder when you were doing the swap, you could have beat it off with just the torque present in the intake when the engine is off.

I'm hearing it's not that bad, but I'm like a parent with a sick kid (please don't kill me actual parents).

No, it's whole life in Florida. But it has spent a long time on the coasts, specifically during my ownership for 6 years now it has spent considerable time within 5 miles of the ocean. My current parking situation has direct eye contact with the ocean from my garage. Yet my margaritas never have enough salt on the rim

 

First time I have seen that happen to a honda.
It does not look to bad in the pics though I would say maybe a couple of hours maybe 3 worth of work to get it off clean everything up and reweld it back together.

 

just bite the bullet and go K lmao.

in all seriousness if you havnt gotten it fixed soon ill ask my friend if he'll look at it.

 

non filter jokes ftmfw!!! best kind imo. man, you should hear me and the guys at work some times when we're unloading the truck... it gets dangerous back there!

 

haha funniest thread i have read in a long time

 

^^^^^ got that right.... first thing that came to mind was a d16 torque joke but u beat me to it...haha

 

[QUOTE=dr_latino999;42017968]Well I could get some zip ties and road trip

lol, My bumper covers are both held on by zipties....

 

Good to hear, worst case scenario is call NASA up and at their next "Going out of business sale" I can pick up a couple of their engine mount brackets (shown below making equivalent torque...errr....thrust as my motor)

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Thanks, I will keep it that in mind.

Just doing my public service; this is also therapy. This stops me from finding the people wH0 Rite lic3 tH3S3 BECAuse im g4NGT4! And bludgeoning them to death with a very large cube of jello; hell, I don't know if it is even possible but trust me, it's annoying.

And the global answer is yes, your B-Series swap question has been covered more times than Ron Jeremy's

I'm no Engineer or anything...wait, yes I am, that doesn't sound that safe.

 

Anddddd

It was fixed today. When the transmission was disconnected the bracket hit the floor It was welded around the edges instead of 1/2 spot welds that Honda MFG applied; also the bracket on the transmission side was tearing so some lovely welds were slapped on that, and the cable support for the clutch cable managed to tear itself so it received a nice line of liquid metal as well.

Pics in a bit.