993 engine mounts
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Blacks, but I do have a set of blues in the garage that I will try at some point. I am told the trick combo is blue bottoms with black tops. Apparently this reduces the drone in the cabin, but provides stiffer support. Maybe I'll try that.
Best part about the Wevo's, other than the smart look it provides in the cabin, is that when the pillows wear out, just replace them ($45) I think. The hardware is good forever...
Best part about the Wevo's, other than the smart look it provides in the cabin, is that when the pillows wear out, just replace them ($45) I think. The hardware is good forever...
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Hayden, at Wevo, confirmed that it would be an acceptable configuration for a "street" car. I didn't notice a difference (from an all black pillows) as I've already removed the sound pad and have primary bypass.
Anyone with sagging mounts...get new mounts (whatever brand), it will really tighten up the handling!
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Got them in from Pelican today. I ordered them 2 days ago, had no expectation of them being in by the weekend.
My old ones look like this:
Left side
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Right side
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I read somewhere, maybe above, that you should use an impact wrench trying to get the bottom nut off. I tried with a standard 3/8 drive and and extension.
Here's what happened. Could have been much worse.
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Will be asking friends tomorrow if anyone has a small air compressor and an impact wrench.
My old ones look like this:
Left side
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Right side
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I read somewhere, maybe above, that you should use an impact wrench trying to get the bottom nut off. I tried with a standard 3/8 drive and and extension.
Here's what happened. Could have been much worse.
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Will be asking friends tomorrow if anyone has a small air compressor and an impact wrench.
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Do you ever use thread releasing fluid? Usually makes light work of anything. I can't undo any reasonably torqued bolts exposed to 20 years of heat without it. Leave it soaking for a while and it would come off. (called Plusgas in the uk)
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Got them on. Went out and bought a 1/2 drive, deep 19mm socket and a 12" extension. Had to use half of my floor jack handle as a breaker bar. Once that was done, it was a 30 minute job. I'm amazed that the top bolts are only supposed to be torqued down to 17 foot pounds. I had hand tightened them down past that before I put the torque wrench on them.
The streets are wet today, so I can't report on handling, but there is no difference in drone in the cab. The shifting (I have a tip) seems smoother. Also, at idle, the car doen't vibrate as much. Will post pics of the old mounts later. The black rubber/plastic in their centers was cracked in a few places. That can't have been good.
The streets are wet today, so I can't report on handling, but there is no difference in drone in the cab. The shifting (I have a tip) seems smoother. Also, at idle, the car doen't vibrate as much. Will post pics of the old mounts later. The black rubber/plastic in their centers was cracked in a few places. That can't have been good.
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My car wobles around a bit at tickover. Is this a sign teh engine mounts are past their best? What are you refeing to when you talk about sag?
Cheers
( I see another wad of cash flying out my bank account )
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are these any good and how easy is it![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
http://www.wevo.com/Products/Chassis...gineMounts.htm
Cheers
( I see another wad of cash flying out my bank account )
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are these any good and how easy is it
![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
http://www.wevo.com/Products/Chassis...gineMounts.htm
Last edited by Pesty; 05-08-2011 at 01:56 PM.