Best place to install "one engine stay"

[tom91ita]

Is it worth it to install the engine stay allowed for IT?

what is the best way/place to install on both 1st and 2nd gen?

thanks!

WTB: 13x7 wheels for 1st gen

[Tyson]

i guess youve got two options, either prevent sideways load or forward rotation of the engine. nick theroux found out when he built his ITA integra LS that the engine was so heavy that it was moving so far outward during turns that it would break his transmission in the diff because it loaded the outboard axle too much. so he installed a lateral engine stay by welding two posts on the driver side engine mount, the other one on the chassis side connected by the heim joint.

the other way to making an engine stay is to prevent engine torqueing when putting on the gas. ive seen some method in japan that mounts an actual shock absorber between the head and back firewall. although, not sure if that is within the definition of an "engine stay rod" and even the most secure of anchors. but ive been thinking of making a steel bracket that would use 2 tranny bolts as anchors and the other anchor to the front crossmember. basically this would limit the amount of travel the front engine mount can go up and down. im envisioning this in a 2g crx, not so familiar with a 1g.

hope this helps.