polyurethane motor mount INSERTS!, new product coming soon for all GT or swap owners |
polyurethane motor mount INSERTS!, new product coming soon for all GT or swap owners |
Aug 2, 2006 - 2:50 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
a while back, i contaced a guy that sells motor mount inserts on mr2oc, about making some for our 6th gens. i figured it would be a great upgrade for anyone who has a gt or a swap. i got the first set of inserts a few weeks ago and instaled them this past weekend. they fit great and a nice upgrade over the stock mounts. you notice a lot more throttle response, smoother clutch engagement, as well as shifting, and you feel more connected with the engine. it should also greatly reduce wheel hop and help with traction becuase the motor wont rock back and forth as much as it does with the stock mounts. the other cool thing is that they insert over your existing mounts, so if for some reason you ever want to take them out, you can.
here is a pic of them installed on my car. REAR MOUNT FRONT MOUNT finally... here is a pic of the rear motor mount that i filled myself about 1yr ago. it worked well at first, but as you can see it didnt last long last but not least, there is a really awesome Video review that an mr2 ower made about the mounts. i have to say that i pretty much agree with everything he said about them in the video. the install is a little bit different on our car then the mr2, but anyone with some basic tools can do the job. took me about 1-2hrs to do the whole thing. direct link to the video: http://www.lovehorsepower.com/Videos/MR2/M...nserts_NTSC.wmv link to the website that did the review: http://www.lovehorsepower.com/MR2_Docs/MotorMounts.htm link to the site/person that made these and will be selling them. all sales questions should be emailed to kirk: http://home.comcast.net/~kirkosaurus2/MR2_...ne_inserts.html This post has been edited by lagos: Aug 2, 2006 - 3:05 PM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Aug 7, 2006 - 9:30 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
1. jack up the car, and place it onto 2 good jack stands.
2. grap a 10m socket start to unbolt the engine plastics from the crossmember. you dont have to completely take everything out, but just enough to swing out of the way so that you can work on the mounts 3. have a look around. youll notice that the front and rear mounts rest on the crossmember (long under support bar that goes from the front to back, under the motor). 4. get under the car and start on the rear mount 1st. remove the 17m bolt that goes through the center of the motor mount. 5. remove the 2 bolts and 1 nut (14m) that connect the rear motor mount to the crossmember. youll have to remove a small, black, plastic cover to access these bolts. 6. the rear mount should now be loose, but you will not be able to totall take out out... yet... 7. grab your jack and place a piece of wood on it (wood IS important). place the jack under the oil pan of the motor and jack it up a little bit. this is just for safety, to secure the motor as you work under it. 8. now it time to unbolt the front mount. remove the 17m bolt goes through the motor mount. you will need to do this with 2 wrenches because it connected with a nut and bolt, and will just spin on your if you dont use go at it from both sides. 9. remove the 2 14m bolts that bolt the motor mount to the crossmember. you will have to remove the little plastic cover to access these. 10. take a look at the crossmember again. youll notice it bolts to the front of the car frame with 2 12m bolts. unbolt them and the cross member will be totally loose 11. crawl under the car again. you will have to wiggle and move the rear mount in just the right angle to get the cross member to come out. its a bit of a pain and takes a bit of time, but it will come out. 12. now your motor mounts will be totally out. take your new inserts and "slap them in place" (watch the mr2 vid if u dont know what i mean). 13. now start to put everything back just like you got it out. start off by sliding the crossmember in with the rear motor mount and make sure it all lines up . like before, this will be a bit of a pain, but not to bad. you just have to find the right angle. ... then put everything back togher and your all done. Tips: 1. torque the motor mounts at 54lb to the crossmember on the 14m bolts, and 65lb on the 17m bolts 2. if you have trouble putting the 17m bolt through the rear motor mount, chances are its because your motor shifted a little. take your jack and place it under the tranny. start to slowly jack it up and look through your wheel well (side of the car) and watch that bolt hole as it lines up better and better as you jack the tranny up. This post has been edited by lagos: Aug 7, 2006 - 9:40 PM -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Oct 15, 2006 - 6:37 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Aug 7, 2006 - 7:30 PM) [snapback]466565[/snapback] 13. now start to put everything back just like you got it out. start off by sliding the crossmember in with the rear motor mount and make sure it all lines up . like before, this will be a bit of a pain, but not to bad. you just have to find the right angle. ... then put everything back togher and your all done. wtf! how on earth does this go back together! I cannot get the rear mount and crossmember back into place! the screws sticking out of the bottom of the rear mount are too long. the mount is like 6 inches top to bottom including the screws and there is only like 4 inches of space... even less once you put the crossmember in place! I can't see any way of getting the mount back in short of taking out like the entire transmission... can any one help me? -------------------- 94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
Oct 15, 2006 - 8:04 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
QUOTE(6strngs @ Oct 15, 2006 - 7:37 PM) [snapback]491950[/snapback] QUOTE(lagos @ Aug 7, 2006 - 7:30 PM) [snapback]466565[/snapback] 13. now start to put everything back just like you got it out. start off by sliding the crossmember in with the rear motor mount and make sure it all lines up . like before, this will be a bit of a pain, but not to bad. you just have to find the right angle. ... then put everything back togher and your all done. wtf! how on earth does this go back together! I cannot get the rear mount and crossmember back into place! the screws sticking out of the bottom of the rear mount are too long. the mount is like 6 inches top to bottom including the screws and there is only like 4 inches of space... even less once you put the crossmember in place! I can't see any way of getting the mount back in short of taking out like the entire transmission... can any one help me? try jacking up the tranny a little bit. It will give you a bit more room to pop the mount back into it's place. I know it sucks a little to get this mount back in...but be strong and put that mutha in it's place. -------------------- |
Oct 16, 2006 - 1:55 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
QUOTE(Batman722 @ Oct 15, 2006 - 6:04 PM) [snapback]491970[/snapback] QUOTE(6strngs @ Oct 15, 2006 - 7:37 PM) [snapback]491950[/snapback] QUOTE(lagos @ Aug 7, 2006 - 7:30 PM) [snapback]466565[/snapback] 13. now start to put everything back just like you got it out. start off by sliding the crossmember in with the rear motor mount and make sure it all lines up . like before, this will be a bit of a pain, but not to bad. you just have to find the right angle. ... then put everything back togher and your all done. wtf! how on earth does this go back together! I cannot get the rear mount and crossmember back into place! the screws sticking out of the bottom of the rear mount are too long. the mount is like 6 inches top to bottom including the screws and there is only like 4 inches of space... even less once you put the crossmember in place! I can't see any way of getting the mount back in short of taking out like the entire transmission... can any one help me? try jacking up the tranny a little bit. It will give you a bit more room to pop the mount back into it's place. I know it sucks a little to get this mount back in...but be strong and put that mutha in it's place. alright, I'll try that tomorrow after school. thanks. for tonight though, my car gets to sleep in the garage for a change! (I'm sure she's thrilled) -------------------- 94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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