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Originally Posted by Medusa
Racecars use solid metal mounts because you get the most feedback from the road and less flex, meaning better wheel contact.
Also, in some racecars (i.e. Formula 1) the engine isn't used to brace the chassis technically, it actually IS a part of the chassis. In an F1 car, the engine connects to the carbon fiber front end and essentially is the rear end. It's called a stressed member when the engine and/or transmission is used as a load-bearing member in the chassis.
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My meaning was mostly from the real world not F1
The buggy offroaders round here do that as well they like the 4age cast block for it because its stonger than an alloy block so they use carbed 4age engines alot.
My rx7 is a solid mount and you can pick which piston is missing by just looking at which part of the floor vibrates most
Its also torques up the wheels hard since there is no dampning when you engage drive (yes auto) so it makes a loud crack from the diff and suspension from the sudden load. Evil car, evil evil car
