During the installation of TTI headers on our '06 5.7L Hemi Police Pursuit Charger ("Go With the Flow," July '17), we discovered that the motor (engine) mounts were torn beyond the point of reuse.
Engine mounts are among the components that nobody talks about until they break. Just like their name explains, engine mounts have the role of keeping the power plant in place inside the engine bay.
Once one or more of the mounts fail, the engine is allowed more freedom to move about, placing undue stress on the transmission case at its mounting point. The best case is the transmission mount also ...