Crossmember Bar design

[scourge at cogeco.ca (Scourge)]

I'm curious. Has anyone ever cracked an 8V crossmember??(anyone still using
an 8V motor, or something of equivalent weight but with more power)    I
don't think I know of anyone cracking one that didn't have a 16V swapped in.

The GLI I'm parting out right now has had a front poly mount and all other's
OEM for the past 10 years at least and has no sign of crackage.(It's got a
JH with a header and maybe a cam) This car was driven HARD too, it had at
least 10 different people learn standard in it(including myself), and went
through 3 first time drivers(as is, "hey check it out I can spin the wheels"
and lots of other stupid shit, over, and over, and over. lol).

-George

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Utley" <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
To: "Larry Fry" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>; "Nate Lowe" <nlowe79@gmail.com>;
"Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: RE: Crossmember Bar design


>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Fry [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 9:37 AM
> To: David Utley; Nate Lowe; Allyn
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Crossmember Bar design
>
>
> * Not to nitpick too much Larry, but the front end on the Scirocco is only
> > slightly similar to the Rabbit.  What's more is I have never seen nor
> > heard
> > of any Rabbit having this trouble.  Methinks this problem came from
> > Karmann,
> > and not Pennsyvania...
> > David
>
>
> That's my point, David.
> The design was sufficient for the Rabbit, but when called upon to do duty
> with a later, heavier 16V engine it was lacking and VW did not re-design
it.
> Sounds like a plausible theory, anyway, eh?
>
> Larry
> sandiego16v
>
> Sure, it would indeed be plausible, but from where I am sitting I am not
> sure the engine mount is really at fault.  There is force put upon it by
the
> engine, sure...  I'll hush...
>
> David
>
>
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