HP manifolds and spool Mounts

[Mopar92]

I was just reading a non specific Mopar forum and a guy said HP’s won’t fit with a spool type mount using all factory K and Mounts. Is this true? Never heard this one.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Didn't the 73 340 A bodies use spool mounts?

 

[Mopar92]

They did. I’m about to know. I’m putting some HP’s I have in my 73 spool conversion. These are the early HP’s.

 

[oldkimmer]

Just goes to show that u can’t believe everything u read on the net. Kim

 

[tonysrt]

Could it be manifolds were changed to accommodate the spool mount since new mounts were mandatory?

 

[Mopar92]

Mandatory? Thought it was just a design change.

 

[autoxcuda]

I was just reading a non specific Mopar forum and a guy said HP’s won’t fit with a spool type mount using all factory K and Mounts. Is this true? Never heard this one.

I ran 68 340 HP manifolds on my 68' 340 Barracuda S with 73-76 K-member.

No problem.

 

[318willrun]

Spool or biscuit motor mounts have nothing to do about the 340 manifolds fitting.

 

[tonysrt]

Reason it became mandatory was because engines were coming out of the previous designed motor mounts so Government stepped in to have car makers correct the problem.

 

[Mopar92]

Ah yeah. Pulling the throttle open when the engine torqued up.

 

[tonysrt]

I don't remember if there was a particular accident that made this change come about. I just remember of talk so that the mounts couldn't come loose and have engines come out of the mounts.