[SSSammy]

Tom, as we discussed on the phone, I had to push hard to get my pipes to reach the rear mounting straps. A comment by Bob seemed to confirm that this was normal and per design. I also did the bolt through the mount since Doug thought that was important.

I'm with the camp that thinks this is something simple. ERA welds the tabs in a jig, should be ok. If your motor mounts are not tightened, or unevenly tightened, or the motor is not centered in the slotted perches, or the tranny is not centered and is cocking the motor .. any of these things could be the problem.

I just removed my motor and sent it off to Keith for a heart transplant to a Genesis 482. I was anticipating some spring back when I loosened the headers .. nothing!. They just dropped back out of the way when I took the bolts out. I put a towel under the collectors to save the paint. So why no tension? Maybe in 750 miles everything got hot and relaxed, don't know. I hammered it for 200 miles at Hallett last month trying to break it, maybe things just settled in.

Good luck!
Sam