Resolved Vortech hitting hood

Dchichizola said:

Well boys!!!!!! We have success! The OE Ford vert mounts allow the motor to settle and the hood shuts.

The Pioneer mounts have a completely different construction with the rubber parts inside the mount compared to the Ford. Only thing I can come up with is the new mount doesn’t allow the motor to settle. This was key on the passenger side.

Thanks for all your input and F Chinese motor mounts!!!!

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AeroCoupe said:

I am pretty sure that the urethane motor mounts will position the motor higher than the stock rubber mounts. Years ago Ford had two different motor mount for these cars, one was the standard one which the urethane motor mounts are patterned after and the other was for the convertible cars which lowered the motor about 1/2" or more. Later on Ford only had the convertible mounts and that is what you buy in the parts stores.

The 351W in my T-Bird sat too low in the car when I swapped it from a 302W. Canton road race pan was contacting the rack and pinion. I installed the urethan motor mounts and problem solved. Good thing it has a 3" cowl hood.

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