Can a v8 engine mount replace a v6 engine mount without any modification, and if so what would you have to do, I've tried searching for solid engine mounts for my 2000 v6 can't locate any if there is even such..

 

Consider searching on E-bay, Craig's list or contact your local Ford dealership to find out if they're still available to order?

 

Well, the first problem is what car? There's a lot of different chassis and motor mounts... Kind of hard to find the right ones...

But if you happen to be talking about an S197 or S550 (2005-2014 and 2015-2020) Mustang, yes, they're all the same... if you get this one:
https://www.americanmuscle.com/bmr-a...unts-1516.html

As but one example. The Prothane ones look to be the same idea... and it's looking to me any S197 or S550 motor mount from any manufacturer is the same for GTs and V6. Probably because they put brackets on the engines to then fit to the motor mounts on the cradle, making the actual mounts universal Sorta like the cradle itself, between 05-14s and 15-20s. Therefore, ostensibly, any S197 or S550 mustang's motor mounts are interchangeable with any others. (And in seeing people moving 5.0s outta the S550s, yes, that looks like the exact same motor mount I got in my S197, so...)

THAT said... Again, if you're talking about another Mustang, well... you need to specify that so we can help a little more.

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If I understood the OP's post correctly? He mentions searching for solid engine mounts for his 2000 V6, but was unable to locate any. Unless the motor mounts are interchangeable between SN-95, S197 and S550? The OP will need to consider sources like E-bay. Craig's list, his local Ford dealership's parts dept, if their still being manufactured? He can also try aftermarket vendors or as a last resort, salvage yards

 

I somehow missed the 2000 in that post. Odd. I must have been tired. My apologies for missing that. Sneaky numbers...

So yeah, they are different for that car. And you can't just swap those out. They got smart and made it the bracket that mounted to the motor mount in the '05s and up, instead of the bracket being integrated into the mount itself. But apparently nobody wants to do solid V6s in that year, or like m05 says, maybe ebay or such... and I just looked at ebay. Didn't find any...

That said... I'm thinkin' that it's not impossible to modify any solid mounts to work, but that'll be a metal work issue. Welding, grinding, filing, filling, cutting, drilling... Not a *whole* lot, but some. Here's why:


This is the V6 Left mount. Notice the ears, vertically aligned? That's the bracket to the engine. Compare to...


... the V8 Left mount. Wider at the top, narrow and offset to the left at the bottom.

The Rights are similar. The mounting to the engine is the issue, V8 uses *less* mounting holes... odd, that. Anyway, the V8 ones could be made to work, but it'll involve either a plate to make them work, or you'll have to weld the mount brackets with new metal on the lower part of the V8, and fill/drill holes for the upper part, maybe cut some of it off. If one had to make THESE work and couldn't get the V6 ones. So with that knowledge, it's entirely possible that you could modify the aftermarket solid ones for a v8 somewhat 'easily', 'easy' being how skilled you are at metal work or schmoozing/paying someone to figure it out.

Then there's this stupidness in my head, thanks YouTube... I'm thinkin' some pipes, plates and a welder and Bob's your cousin's brother's friend from college's roomate, solid mounts. Check out what Kyle did on BoostedBoiz when making his own motor/trans mounts swapping a Honda V6 into an S14. Radical build. May be helpful?

Again, sorry for misreading. I'll try to be better.

(Important bit starts at 2:50)

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Edit: Hol' up. I just... hang on. Yeah. I have a thought. It's silly, but it might just...

It occurs to me that These motor mounts are simply are two pieces of stamped steel metal, shaped 'just so', but just separate plates of semi-thick steel. Neither will meet the engine and the cradle. Fair enough. Together it works because of the rubber in the middle. The way they work is the rubber keeps them together, but if the rubber fails, the mounts still 'work', the engine just floats on that side. Falls 'in' to the cradle, lifts 'out' when torqued... or reverse, depending on which side. Remove the rubber, and the mounts still... uh... 'mount'.

SO... why not just take the cradle bracket off the regular V6 mount. Drill a hole in the V6 mount (in the right spot of course), stick a Grade 8 bolt the correct size to replicate the motor mount stud through that hole, stick (a) decent sized spacer(s) or shim plate(s) on the cradle side... And voila. Solid mount, quick and easy.

I mean.. look at it:

It oughtta work... right...?

I'm a genius. That's what I'd be doin'. Quick, cheap, done. Even if you wanna reinforce it some, not an issue, just a little gusset here and there, boom.

Get to it, OP. Make me proud!