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Had to relocate radiator fan to clear the water pump.
Some advice: PUT PERMATEX ON ALL O RINGS!! Water pump elbows, gooseneck. They all leaked. Also I think the flow was too much, so I put a 5/8" washer in the gooseneck when I had to re do it. Haven't tried it since the washer install, too cold out right now.
 
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if you dont mind me asking...whats the reason for the angle of the fuel pressure regulator?
 
diymirage said:
sweet

if you dont mind me asking...whats the reason for the angle of the fuel pressure regulator?
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The fuel filter that is behind it is quite long and I didn't want to mount the regulator any further forward, so I angled it. In other words, just because...
 
ProSport said:
Nice looking setup.
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Had to relocate radiator fan to clear the water pump.
Some advice: PUT PERMATEX ON ALL O RINGS!! Water pump elbows, gooseneck. They all leaked. Also I think the flow was too much, so I put a 5/8" washer in the gooseneck when I had to re do it. Haven't tried it since the washer install, too cold out right now.
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Are you using regular motor mounts with the motor plate or is there a mid plate setup being used here along with the motor plate. That motorplate looks pretty thick.
 
RockinRobin said:
Solid steel motor mounts. I just left them in.
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Not to be sarcastic. If you are leaving the stock steel motor mounts,
What were your reasons for adding the motorplate.
Just curious because I am also adding motorplate and am undecided on the stock mounts in my dart. Have you considered getting the plate coated to prevent corrosion?

Duane
 
Duane said:
Not to be sarcastic. If you are leaving the stock steel motor mounts,
What were your reasons for adding the motorplate.
Duane
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No such thing as stock steel motor mounts, the stock ones have rubber in them.
I'm only using the motor plate as a backing plate so I can run an electric water pump.
Nobody is making a backing plate for these Gen III hemi's that will allow conversion to a Big Block Chevy water pump, but some are making motor plates that are cut for BBC water pumps.
 
RockinRobin said:
No such thing as stock steel motor mounts, the stock ones have rubber in them.
I'm only using the motor plate as a backing plate so I can run an electric water pump.
Nobody is making a backing plate for these Gen III hemi's that will allow conversion to a Big Block Chevy water pump, but some are making motor plates that are cut for BBC water pumps.
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Seems like a lot of unnessessary weight being added to the front end just to add a water pump no. Yes my bad on the rubber but I was getting at how you were controlling the front to back movement of the engine. Some guys remove all types of motor mount from the stock location rubber or steel.
 
i wonder if it might be advantageous to take that motor plate and cut it down to size, so it functions as a backing plate?

and dont get offended by this...but will you also be redoing the radiator mounts?
 
Duane said:
Seems like a lot of unnessessary weight being added to the front end just to add a water pump no.
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It would seem that way unless you have experience running a mechanical water pump on a Gen III Hemi at 7000+ RPM. Also being able to run the water pump while the engine is off is a great advantage toward the end of the night when the rounds are close together.
diymirage said:
and dont get offended by this...but will you also be redoing the radiator mounts?
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Not offended. The radiator is held in place just fine. It's a race car, not a show car.
 
I only run the motor plate, no motor mounts, I even cut the motor mount stands off the k-member, and I do not run a mid plate. I use a poly trans mount.
 
ProSport said:
I only run the motor plate, no motor mounts, I even cut the motor mount stands off the k-member, and I do not run a mid plate. I use a poly trans mount.
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Have you ever had a problem with water leakage? This is my biggest worry.
 
ProSport said:
Only once years ago when I used water pump gaskets on each side of the motor plate, now I just use RTV and no leaks ever.
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I`ve always run gaskets on both sides of my motor plates, w/ silicone rtv. never had one leak unless the bolts were loosening up. sbc or 440/505 wedge.
 
It worked for a year or so for me but one day a gasket blew out in the burnout box, a bunch of guys at the track said they had to quit using the gaskets so I tried it, no problems since, and that was about 12 years ago with felpro gaskets and tight studs.
If it's working for you I wouldn't change it.
 
ProSport said:
It worked for a year or so for me but one day a gasket blew out in the burnout box, a bunch of guys at the track said they had to quit using the gaskets so I tried it, no problems since, and that was about 12 years ago with felpro gaskets and tight studs.
If it's working for you I wouldn't change it.
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have heard about the no gasket thing before .
 
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