Stupid drag racing question, but I'm not proud .....

Just to clarify. The crank in the motor spins clockwise as you view it from the front. The reason the left wheel rises is because the torque of the motor trying to spin in the opposite direction of the crankshaft is restrained by the motor mounts & lifts the frame on the left.


One of these is used because of that.


One end bolts solidly to the engine, the other end is rubber insulated, but attachs to the drivers side of the K frame. This prevents the engine mount from seperating and pulling out of the frame from the torque. They sell blow-proof mounts that have either a bolt going throught from top to bottom, or are designed to interlock if the rubber fails. You could also install a torque strap, like I did. Especially with a 4 speed car, where a mount failure could cause the Z bar to bind, or pop out... and give you more headaches. Besides a nice dent in the hood from the air cleaner wedging against the bottom of the hood. :toothy10:

But this twisting motion wants to yank the left front tire first.