[quote]ORIGINAL: aussiesteve
Beam mounts vs. Standoffs
Neither is really better than the other. Beam mounts usually need a separate additional mount to be added to the firewall. Standoffs mount directly to the firewall. Overall weights for beam mounts usually end up being only very slightly heavier than a rear standoff mount. As long as the rear mount system is properly designed and sized, it really makes very little difference which mounting system is used.
Certainly some creative mech engineering background in this reply