Lowering engine with different mounts

[turtl631]

I was about to buy a Dmax hood, which has a cool louvered vent but apparently hits some people's motors. Reading up on this, I discovered these, from Xcessive Manufacturing: http://www.xcessivemanufacturing.com...pid=143&step=4

They're replacement brackets to lower the motor 3/4". They claim the driveline angle changes by less than 1*. Seems like a good idea, depending on what kind of oilpan to ground/sway clearance you have. Probably would have to modify your exhaust setup though. I have poly exhaust hangers with basically no give, so dropping it 3/4" isn't gonna happen. Thoughts?

[veilside180sx]

We've used the solid mounts on a few cars, but they were mostly drag or drift cars.

Rich (owner of Xcessive) is local to me, so I get to play with his toys.

[turtl631]

Oh yea, I had forgotten they were up in the NW too.

I'm a big fan of window welded mounts, especially since the tired old stockers sag a bit and then the engine is slightly lower. But the window weld fill technique does seem to give a good stiffness level without resorting to poly or solid mounts.

[98koukile]

Now with these and Nismos mounts it will sit normal right? One drops the motor and the other raises it back up