 TRD Engine Mounts |
 Mar 1, 2006 - 1:10 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 17, '05 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Front TRD mounts turned up this morning which kept me busy for a couple of hours. Front is easy as, but the rear is a real b*$&h! Still, after much frustration and perseverance, it was all done.
Here are the new mounts..   .. compared to the originals...  Only perceivable difference (apart from the TRD stickers  ) are slightly different markings on the rubber (appear to be made by Toyo). Otherwise they seem to be exactly the same. Rubber is a harder compound which is where the real difference will be.Once fitted, I took the car for a quick blat and the change was very quickly apparent. Old ones were certainly past their use by date and the car feels a lot smoother. Are they worth the few extra $? Hard to tell. The old ones certainly needed replacing and I'm sure that standard replacements would have been just as effective - just gives you more bragging rights with the TRD ones I guess  Part numbers are Front: 12361 - ST000 Rear: 12371 - ST000 Gary --------------------  1994 ST205 Celica GT-FOUR Group A WRC - running in new engine 1993 Rover 220 GTi tarmac rally car (under construction) 3SGE power here we come.... GT-Four spec list |
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Mar 1, 2006 - 1:25 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 1, '03 From WV Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
I went with urithane. It seemed to help the car out. I'm not pushing near the hp you are, so I'm not sure how they would turn out for you.
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Mar 1, 2006 - 1:45 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 17, '05 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Having experience with solid engine mounts on my race car, I couldn't live with the extra vibration they cause on an everyday basis.
Gary -------------------- 1994 ST205 Celica GT-FOUR Group A WRC - running in new engine 1993 Rover 220 GTi tarmac rally car (under construction) 3SGE power here we come.... GT-Four spec list |
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Mar 1, 2006 - 2:00 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 19, '05 From Nebraska Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I know exactly what you mean about that damn rear mount. It took me alot of shoving and pushing and manuvering and cursing.
This post has been edited by hitcachi: Mar 1, 2006 - 2:00 AM -------------------- Teh Celica sleeps for Winter '06. Suspension overhaul begins........
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Mar 1, 2006 - 9:06 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 16, '04 From UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Cool. I may well invest in some of these.
-------------------- JDM ST205
Blitz Spec NUR Exhaust, somewhere over $1000 Needing another one 18000 miles later, bloody annoying. |
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