Hard rubber vs standard motor mounts
#1
Burning Brakes
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Hard rubber vs standard motor mounts
Since I lowered my C2 with PSS9s, I was thinking of installing the "Hard Rubber" motor mounts as shown by deutschepartsusa on ebay, on "sale" this week. Are these the same as RS mounts anyone know? Or a different one altogether. I know they are not the same same as the OEs but others have given them high marks for quality. They do not look like the ones that Gert sells. Are the standard OE's oil filled?
#2
RL Community Team
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The OE's are oil filled. I just blew one out jacking up the car- it is a little scary to see oil streaming out from under the car! I too am thinking about solid rubber mounts as I think it will stiffen my cab's chassis up a tiny bit.
#4
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I have RS mounts. The stiffer mounts help a lot when the car is being pushed. The car feels like its really screwed together. No flexing of the motor when on brakes or gas. A worthwhile mod if you are tracking your car. Shifting accuracy may improve a small amount as well. (Ive had mine for a couple years now so I dont really remember how the shifts felt before)
#5
Three Wheelin'
I am installing my RS motor mounts as early as this weekend. $400 from suncoast, which includes a bagfull of mounting hardware.
You don't say what the price is on the fleabay parts but if the savings are less than $200 then I would just go with the factory stuff. It will last ten years or more so amortized over time the savings won't buy a case of beer per year. At least not where I live.
As far as impressions go - I'm doing a liteweight flywhee, sport clutch and 2nd gear detent at the same time, so the car is going to feel very different all around and I'll be hard pressed to attribute any one sensation with any one mod...at least at first.
I've heard only good things about the RS mounts, and now that I have them in my hand I can see they are very similar to the RS mounts I installed in my 911 many years ago...and I liked those a lot., so I'm pretty stoked.
You don't say what the price is on the fleabay parts but if the savings are less than $200 then I would just go with the factory stuff. It will last ten years or more so amortized over time the savings won't buy a case of beer per year. At least not where I live.
As far as impressions go - I'm doing a liteweight flywhee, sport clutch and 2nd gear detent at the same time, so the car is going to feel very different all around and I'll be hard pressed to attribute any one sensation with any one mod...at least at first.
I've heard only good things about the RS mounts, and now that I have them in my hand I can see they are very similar to the RS mounts I installed in my 911 many years ago...and I liked those a lot., so I'm pretty stoked.
#7
Three Wheelin'
Did you just cross over from the Jeep Cherokee forum?
Will you be sugesting duct tape and bailing wire next?
C'mon man...
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#8
This DIY transmission mod seems worthwhile - check it out.
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...-urethane.html
I plan to do the same. 3M Window Weld costs $25. And, while I'm at it, I might try to fill the voids in the 2 engine mounts to stiffen them up. If the results are similar, I've saved myself $375 vs the RS mounts.
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...-urethane.html
I plan to do the same. 3M Window Weld costs $25. And, while I'm at it, I might try to fill the voids in the 2 engine mounts to stiffen them up. If the results are similar, I've saved myself $375 vs the RS mounts.
#9
Three Wheelin'
This DIY transmission mod seems worthwhile - check it out.
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...-urethane.html
I plan to do the same. 3M Window Weld costs $25. And, while I'm at it, I might try to fill the voids in the 2 engine mounts to stiffen them up. If the results are similar, I've saved myself $375 vs the RS mounts.
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...-urethane.html
I plan to do the same. 3M Window Weld costs $25. And, while I'm at it, I might try to fill the voids in the 2 engine mounts to stiffen them up. If the results are similar, I've saved myself $375 vs the RS mounts.
But besides that...it's a ghetto fix man. Like we're in Cuba or something.
Whatev though - give it a shot. My guess is you'll make a mess and spend $25 doing it....and you still won't have a working motor mount.
#10
#11
Here is a good read about eBay motor mounts...https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/636542-look-what-happened-to-my-engine-motor-mount.html
This is probably not the best place to skimp.
This is probably not the best place to skimp.
#12
The Penguin King
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I have RS mounts. The stiffer mounts help a lot when the car is being pushed. The car feels like its really screwed together. No flexing of the motor when on brakes or gas. A worthwhile mod if you are tracking your car. Shifting accuracy may improve a small amount as well. (Ive had mine for a couple years now so I dont really remember how the shifts felt before)
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The stock TT mounts aren't much, if any, stiffer than the standard mounts. I believe the mounts that come with the X73 suspension are the RS mounts. If so, that is the way to go for a street car that occasionally sees the track.
I installed them a couple of weeks before the rest of the suspension went on and they made a big improvement.
They even tighten up the handling on a cab.
I installed them a couple of weeks before the rest of the suspension went on and they made a big improvement.
They even tighten up the handling on a cab.