K-tec mounts

[Russ_16v]

Being fed up with the still constand movement from my engine even with new mounts from Renault, i took the plunge and bought these

Fitted them on Saturday, only driven it home so not too far, but def stiffer, feels alot better,makes the car drive different too, as there is no give in the engine now, the car responds instantly when you come on and off throttle.

Though no matter what K-tec's add says, there is definately more vibration on idle, but nothing thats not liveable, i will give more info once iv put a few more miles on them, and after my session at Combe this coming Saturday

 

[Schweppy]

Another thing to add to the list of things to look at on Saturday.

They look good fella.

 

[Russ_16v]

Ha lol no probs fella, you can take it up the road at the end of the day, see what ya think

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

superb Russ, dare i say strut brace next?

 

[Russ_16v]

heard they dont make enough difference to warrant getting them fella?

 

[YorkshireDaz]

Is there a lot of difference setting off from junctions?

 

[Russ_16v]

yes mate, but it what way do you mean?

 

[YorkshireDaz]

Movement.

 

[Russ_16v]

Yeah it tightens up nicely

 

[YorkshireDaz]

Looking at getting these next

 

[Russ_16v]

id say they are worth it, alot of money to spend out though, it took me a while to buy them, due to the cost, just hope they will live up to what everyone says,so far so good

 

[Munson]

Are these easy to fit for a novice with some tools? My stock mounts are fucked.

 

[marc1330]

I have had the ktec top mount for bout 18 months now and its still solid as a rock I had constant trouble before as the flange on my decat is rather large and kept hitting the subframe but these work a treat.
Def more vibration though mainly only when cold my dash rattles a lot. Managed to damp it though with some thick rubber pad under the mount.

 

[Greeny.]

Sounds good Russ, I might get a set when mine give up, although I have no real problem with the standards.

 

[JR]

Another thing to add to the list of things to look at on Saturday.

They look good fella.

Ha lol no probs fella, you can take it up the road at the end of the day, see what ya think

I would also be very interested in this mate

 

[Christopher]

Are these easy to fit for a novice with some tools? My stock mounts are f**ked.

30 minute job.

 

[Jonff]

I've been looking at replacing my mounts with these in the near future, as for the extra vibration, I drove Ben's sunflower ph-1 with these mounts fitted and noticed very little extra vibration compared to my cup, not to sure what all the fuss is about to be honest lol.

Have you just gone for the uprated upper engine and gearbox mount Russ? or are you uprating the bush in the dogbone mount as well?

 

[saltyhair81]

I got used to it in my Ph1 very quickly. It's really not that drastic at all for the gain you get in the overall response

 

[john182rs]

I would say to any one going to ktec that you should get the engine mounts and gearbox mounts, i also had bushs done and i can certainly say the car was alot better to drive, more responsive, studier.

 

[rob_clio197rs]

fitted this gearbox mount last week and its fantastic, so much better than the standard one, no movement at all and as said already throttle response is improved

 

[matty172cup]

i have these mounts in along with th poly dogbone mount as russ says engine feels nice and tight very stable to and the vibration is not that bad tbh i was expecting alot worse from other peoples reviews

 

[superbenji88]

I drove Ben's sunflower ph-1 with these mounts fitted and noticed very little extra vibration compared to my cup, not to sure what all the fuss is about to be honest lol.

Have you just gone for the uprated upper engine and gearbox mount Russ? or are you uprating the bush in the dogbone mount as well?

:lolup: This after you stalled? LOL

 

[Jonff]

:lolup: This after you stalled? LOL

LOL! I've been waiting for you to give me some stick for that one. Wasn't my fault, it was your cars fault :rasp:

 

[Russ_16v]

Are these easy to fit for a novice with some tools? My stock mounts are f**ked.

Yes, though i would say don't give your self a time limit, mine were a bit fiddly, and the top nut wouln't come off the gearbox mount, i was lucky as i was at work, so i used an air gun

I would also be very interested in this mate

Lol CS que?

I've been looking at replacing my mounts with these in the near future, as for the extra vibration, I drove Ben's sunflower ph-1 with these mounts fitted and noticed very little extra vibration compared to my cup, not to sure what all the fuss is about to be honest lol.

Have you just gone for the uprated upper engine and gearbox mount Russ? or are you uprating the bush in the dogbone mount as well?

I have changed the dog bone mount bushes too fella, std mount, but iv put poly bushes in it

 

[Andyman]

Loads of folk report engine movement on the stock mounts but wonder if the OE mounts are designed to have this movement on purpose so to soak up the stresses that might happen in the drive chain?

Is there a improvement to acceleration would you say Russ?

 

[Munson]

They are designed to dampen movement, but they're also designed to fall apart. Big difference.

 

[franx]

I'm also wondering what the BIIIIIIG pricedifference between these and the 1000 pound genuine group N mounts will turn out to be ...

I also think the torque/stress will be passed on to parts that are not supposed to take it

When i decide to order i will have lots of feedback from other buyers who've had them on the car for a while ; which gives me a little more peace of mind (or maybe not)

 

[Russ_16v]

Loads of folk report engine movement on the stock mounts but wonder if the OE mounts are designed to have this movement on purpose so to soak up the stresses that might happen in the drive chain?

Is there a improvement to acceleration would you say Russ?

I have also thought about this mate, but even though its alot more solid, it's not completely solid, there is a tiny bit of movement there, so it should have enough movement to not cause any damage.

Also with the standard mount issue, i have tried everything with mine, iv had 2 full sets of new Renault mounts, (all 4) and iv done the undoing of the top mount and pulling forward trick, iv tried the washers on the gearbox mount trick, iv tried undoing all, running the engine to let everything settle, over the course of 30,000 miles and nothing has worked, i still got miles more movement than i am comfortable with, so fingers crossed this will now solve my problem

I would say the ecceleration is better, but general driving is better too, the engine responds as soon as you push,or come off the throttle, because the engine is so tighter, you get instant response, in fact its a bit weird to begin with lol, definately feel more 'connected' with the car

 

[caister]

Looks like these could be my next purchase!!

 

[Russ_16v]

Im on track at Combe this Saturday so i will have more to tell after Sat

 

[benl]

i fitted mine 3 weeks ago best mod so far, it does feel quicker but i think it more the fact you can feel the engine vibration more as you go up the rev range. All in all well worth the cash

 

[dswarwick]

I have them on my cup. Just like most people are saying, some increase in vibration but you quickly get used to it. Definitely feels more solid and power delivery seems more 'direct' somehow.

 

[Russ_16v]

Little update:

Well i drove into work today, so gave the car a run, the mounts do make standing starts alot better, but one downside is increased noise when going along, 70-80mph and there is alot more noise than on the standard mounts

 

[Andyman]

How do you find these on the traction front?

With it being more direct do you find theres more chance of wheel spinning off the line ?

 

[Icarus]

From a performance point of view I think it's hard to fault these mounts. Neils car is fitted with them and I was impressed with how little engine movement there was whils still retaining sufficent compliance not to break anything.

 

[Andyman]

Is it worth doing the dogbone mount bush or is that more for stabilising ?

 

[Tigger]

Did I not read on here somewhere that you need to support the weight of the engine with something while changing these mounts?

I could be wrong though

 

[Alexjfinch]

Did I not read on here somewhere that you need to support the weight of the engine with something while changing these mounts?

I could be wrong though

I'd probably stick a jack under the engine with a block of wood on it and then change 1 mount at a time.

My mounts have just started to fail and these are on the cars for next month, I'll be doing these 2 and a polybushed dogbone mount.

 

[Guppy]

Impressed with mine

 

[Andyman]

Is it worthwhile to change to these if your stock mounts are fine?