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<\/a><\/p>\nAnd here’s a new Moroso solid mount:<\/p>\n
The rules I have linked to here were for the 2011 season, and it’s looking like 2013 will be the first real season the car gets.<\/p>\n
The SCCA released its October Fastrack recently, and besides the controversial classing of the new Scion\/Subaru FT86 twins in STX, two new allowances were communicated.<\/p>\n
One, the ST category is now free to run motor mounts of unrestricted origin, so long as they are no lighter than stock.<\/p>\n
Two, the ST category is now allowed to run aftermarket oil pans and pickups.<\/p>\n
The oil pan allowance will be a great help to the Camaro, as the car is not known for its good oil control from the factory, under heavy lateral loads.\u00a0 The motor mount allowance is less of a boon, but in theory, having the engine solidly mounted could contribute to overall vehicle stiffness, which is a weak point of the Camaro.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So solid mounts it is.\u00a0 First, I weighed the brand new Prothane mount as a baseline.\u00a0 The original motor mounts were long long gone, so I don’t know exactly what they weighed.\u00a0 The Prothane units are quite beefy,\u00a0made of solid polyurethane,\u00a0whereas factory mounts tend to be soft rubber with voids, allowing for more movement.\u00a0\u00a0I figure as\u00a0long as my solid mounts weigh at least as much as the Prothane mounts, I’ll be ok.\u00a0 If anyone out there has a perfect OEM motor mount they can weigh, I’d appreciate it.<\/p>\n
Here’s the Prothane, not light at over 35 ounces:<\/p>\n