New FRONT UPPER RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT INSERT powerflex 172/182

[Lakeman]

What can you get best? Yellow or Black?

 

[BlackPhaseOne]

black is extremely hard, yellow is the least hard.
go black if it's a track car, I wouldn't even entertain the idea of having black mounts (which are advertised as "race") in a street car.

 

[Amos91]

Put mine on today, certainly less engine movement, no extra cabin vibration so happy enough!

 

[MartinR]

Great bit of kit and works very well.

Pointless fitting it on a 10+year old mount though.

But fits with the bolk mount off ebay well the one @Darius mentioned

 

[mikekean]

I'd imagine this works quite well but I've been shimming my mounts out with rubber gasket for years, costs next to nothing and no noticeable difference in vibrations or over stiffness. Makes a nice difference on a tired old mount. My personal preference is poly dog bone, shimmed new standard upper mount, vibra technics gearbox mount. Nice compromise for road and track, very little vibrations but nice keeps that engine from banging off the bulkhead.

 

[Amos91]

Great bit of kit and works very well.

Pointless fitting it on a 10+year old mount though.

But fits with the bolk mount off ebay well the one @Darius mentioned

Fits my fairly new Febi mount too.

 

[Russ_16v]

Cheers @Russ_16v mine arrived this morning. Apparently I'm ment to wait until Christmas day :grimacing:

Cheers dude - my Wife does the same thing too lol

 

[MJRacing]

Christmas came early in my house :smile:

 

[jinjur]

Got mine fitted too......and, well......I don't know if I did it wrong, but Christ the night.....my car is like a dildo now......lol.
Srs vibrations. I expected a bit but holy god :|
Everyone else like that?

On another note......when removing one of the 3 engine mount bolts (the top ones) one of them was just spinning
This courtesy of the dealership that did the timing belt nearly 5 years ago now so I have absolutely no come back. In the pics above, its the lower left bolt. I managed to get it out slowly with a flat spanner underneath and it is nipped hand tight with a small spanner, but I guess my question is....what are my options?

J

 

[bb55am]

Do i have to support the engine when fitting? Or am i safe to remove top mounting bracket?

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Do i have to support the engine when fitting? Or am i safe to remove top mounting bracket?

No support the engine from the sump with a jack and a bit of wood inbetween otherwise you'll be in quite a bit of bother lol.

 

[jinjur]

You have to support it yes....jack underneath is fine

 

[Bear Head]

Has anyone else done this? I'm half and half as to what difference it'll make?

 

[imprezaworks]

I have. Good mod coupled with the other mounts replaced too

 

[Bear Head]

I have. Good mod coupled with the other mounts replaced too

Which other mounts have you replaced mate?

 

[imprezaworks]

Mount under the battery and the dogbone

 

[Bear Head]

Mount under the battery and the dogbone

What's the title to that one under the battery? What positive effect does that one give? Would I be okay just to do the other one I already mentioned? Already done the dogbone

 

[imprezaworks]

Upper gearbox mount iirc. I'd replace all of them tbh.

 

[Bear Head]

Yeah so I fitted this today. Just can't feel f**king any difference whatsoever basically haha! Don't get these vibrations or anything lol. Already does vibrate a bit with the polybushed dogbone so I suppose could be that!

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Is your top mount in decent condition?

 

[Bear Head]

Is your top mount in decent condition?

Yeah mate surprisingly like new!