motor mounts
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motor mounts
any longterm user of FORD motor mounts,
any feedback is appreciated as I'm a little hesitant about using non OEM parts
Thanks
btw: new owner(1st Porsche) of 86.5 auto grey/blk 100k
any feedback is appreciated as I'm a little hesitant about using non OEM parts
Thanks
btw: new owner(1st Porsche) of 86.5 auto grey/blk 100k
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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Did my MMs this past spring, everything is fine, the engine rocks back and forth while also sitting substantially higher in the engine bay.........$$$ savings using the Ford mounts are large!
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Thanks all, talking to a highly specialized and experienced Porsche tech. it is interesting that Ford contracted Porsche to design(or supply only) engine mounts for there trucks/cars. I'm convinced Ford mounts will do just fine.
As a matter of interest a good friend works as Business Manager at a FORD(Canada) store. Stay tuned for my costs.
As a matter of interest a good friend works as Business Manager at a FORD(Canada) store. Stay tuned for my costs.
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Originally Posted by BIMMERMIKE
Thanks all, talking to a highly specialized and experienced Porsche tech. it is interesting that Ford contracted Porsche to design(or supply only) engine mounts for there trucks/cars. I'm convinced Ford mounts will do just fine.
As a matter of interest a good friend works as Business Manager at a FORD(Canada) store. Stay tuned for my costs.
As a matter of interest a good friend works as Business Manager at a FORD(Canada) store. Stay tuned for my costs.
Ford approached Porsche Engineering in the early 90's to help solve some NVH problems with the light trucks, looking specifically at the Ranger and Explorer originally. The basic problem was a design issue with the frame, exacerbated by a resonant engine mounting system that seemed to "excite" a rear-end frame vibration. Ford adopted several of Porsche's recommendations, including the hydraulic engine mounts and some frame upgrades in the rear. When the Explorer got independent rear suspension in the mid 90's, the new frames were boxed from midpoint to the rear to help more with the vibration issue.
Perhaps most interesting with the vibration problems was that they started only after the cars were about a year old. By then, motor and body mounts had hardened up some, to the point where all the original computer vibration modeling was no longer valid.
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