1995 Mustang Super Stocker

[Kirk Morgan]

I was thinking about leaving the transmission cross member in to control the forward and rear movement of the engine. I have seen some cars with a strut mounted to the motor plate also.

[Hacksaw]

Add an engine limiter. You can't rely on the crossmember to control the movement.

[SBillinson]

Originally Posted by Kirk Morgan

I was thinking about leaving the transmission cross member in to control the forward and rear movement of the engine. I have seen some cars with a strut mounted to the motor plate also.

I can't speak for others, but I've always used motor plates and limiters, and a stock replacement transmission mount. The last thing I want is to break a transmission tail shaft housing and spray transmission fluid under my tires.

The stock mounts are forgiving, whereas tail shaft housings can and do break under heavy load especially when mounted solid to the crossmember.

[SSDiv6]

When I built my former 1994 Mustang Comp Super Modified car, I used the centered engine and mid-plate. As Steve said, not only for header clearance but also because the torsional loads have an effect on the suspension settings and adjustment when the engine is not centered.
For a transmission mount, I used a Polyurethane mount.