ok I rebuilt my engine b/c of a spun bearing.. I havent put on that black "subframe" part b/c I dont know if its really needed.. I dont really know what it is, it could be a skid plate for all I know.. it connects to the bottom half of the radiator by 2 bolts and connects under the tranny housing.. I just didnt put it on b/c one I'm lazy and two less weight :) please let me know how important if at all this is...keep in mind I've drivin 800 miles w/o it so far and no problems.. also I bought some synthetic all purpose grease to grease underneath everything.. any tips on where to grease would be good..thanks

If you mean the cross member, then I think you better put it back in. It supports the tranny. One end of the cross member connects to a support under the radiator with two long bolts. Then there are two small bolts that connect the middle of the cross member to a motormount on the tranny. The other end of the cross member connects to the body near the cat converter with two long bolts. I think it is an important part of the car.

Corbin

'95 ESI-T
HRC+FMIC+ETC...



Gimme fuel...Gimme fire...Gimme that which I desire

yea its there for a reason man.... if u dont put it on when u hit a bump or something ur tranny will be one with destruction
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96 talon esi-t
san clemente, ca

Uberingram> I bow down to the Geo

Yeah if you want to take it out, you beter fabricat somthing that goes from the front motor mount to the front brace under the radiator to support the engine/trans.



15.9 @ 86.7mph

Smooth idle? We don't need no stinking smooth idle.

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Motor mounts are generally fairly important.

Can you imagine how much his engine must be flopping around in there? I mean we put in little bitty 1/2 inch motor mount inserts, just to cure a tiny bit of movement still present in the stock front motor mount.

Try dumping the clutch... I bet you could break the axles with a stock motor cuz of all the wheelhop. :+

>Try dumping the clutch... I bet you could break the axles with
>a stock motor cuz of all the wheelhop. :+

lol as uber said one time about his yellow srt its a "road humping pikachu"

ive never actually seen an axle break on a fwd car though


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96 talon esi-t
san clemente, ca

Uberingram> I bow down to the Geo

>ive never actually seen an axle break on a fwd car though

You're not trying hard enough.

yea i suppose if i "tried" to watch an axle break it would

maybe if i try hard enough i'll see one break one day

lol
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96 talon esi-t
san clemente, ca

Uberingram> I bow down to the Geo

I had a friend with a GS-t that had a super 16g conversion and all kinds of supporting mods. Snapped ass loads of axels

I had a buddy in KS with a Ford Pinto he chopped into a pick-up and dropped a 289 and a Mustang tranny into. He was always snapping axles, breaking shocks off their mounts, etc. Scary. It was a good way to win some beer money though. We'd intentionally lose the first race for $10, then waste a sucka double or nothing. Haha. Good times. :)