Okay I confess, that's two questions. My bad!
Thanks in advance for any replies

Ben
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Top and gearbox mounts I have no idea about, but the ES9J4S is about the same weight (the engine about 10Kg lighter, but it has a pair of pre-cats bolted on) and only gives around 5% more torque than the earlier engine, so in general they should be good.Gentle Ben wrote:Simple question - does the later 210bhp engine use the same mounts as the earlier 197bhp engine? And are they similar in terms of physical dimensions or is the later version much bigger?
The top mount (the rubber bit, not the bracket) looks the same on every 406, however there are subtle differences in height and most importantly rigidity/elasticity. A 1.8 mount would suffer under the weight and torque of a V6 whereas a V6 mount would probably cause a 1.8 to shake the car to bitsmarkw wrote:Identical as far as I know Ben. Service Box does show a couple of part number variations between the 210 and the 194 but the part looks identical from their pic.
Now that sound's interestingGentle Ben wrote:Cheers for the replies fellas, I only ask because the Mk1 Clio V6 inlet, TB and engine cover I intended to fit in my project car seem to be a better fit on the later 210bhp engine than the earlier 197bhp which is in it currently.
Nice to know that I could upgrade to the later engine without too much difficulty! Cheers!
Would you happen to know if there are any differences in the ES9J4S (210hp) engine inlet, TB compared to the Clio Mk1's ones?Gentle Ben wrote:Cheers for the replies fellas, I only ask because the Mk1 Clio V6 inlet, TB and engine cover I intended to fit in my project car seem to be a better fit on the later 210bhp engine than the earlier 197bhp which is in it currently.
Nice to know that I could upgrade to the later engine without too much difficulty! Cheers!