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ccann26
10-15-2007, 08:45 PM
Heres a few picks of my new motor mount and my old one that i discovered has a large split in it. I have never taken this car to the track...... Notice the split in the original ?
Betelgeuse
10-15-2007, 08:58 PM
Can hardly see a split. First two pics look fine. Besides that wouldn't cause a transmission failure.
ccann26
10-15-2007, 09:20 PM
really??? its like half way across the mount . I would think it would cause mis shifts at least . It doesn't mis shift anymore now that i got a new one in .
Betelgeuse
10-15-2007, 09:25 PM
Well it might (and that's a big might as your case is still minute)cause the shifts to feel slightly tougher to engage as the engine rocks back and forth a little more, but mis-shifts? I doubt it. People are putting way too much blame on the mounts. Mis-shifts occur when you place (or force) the leaver into the wrong gate. It happens to some people on the best transmissions.
ccann26
10-15-2007, 09:39 PM
you could actually push the clutch all the way to the floor and try to put it in 2nd and it would go GRCLUNKUNKKUNKKUNKUNKUNKUNKUNKUNK. At high 4600-5600 revs. Does not do it anymore . maybe it was a fluke issue from the factory . they fixed the motor mount recall afterwards also .
Betelgeuse
10-15-2007, 09:48 PM
Well let's hope it's gone and you could now enjoy the car. Have you tried adjusting your seat forward a little?
ccann26
10-15-2007, 09:56 PM
Oh I've never quite enjoyed a car as much as this one . it has been a blast I was really depressed when it was in the shop .
tru-boost
10-15-2007, 11:19 PM
ha thats funny... i split on of those AWR mounts you got there, not just a little the bushing was in multiple pieces !! good luck with that....
ccann26
10-16-2007, 05:55 AM
You split the 88 durometer ? Did you feel any difference with the redline oil ?
Nutari
10-16-2007, 06:49 AM
You split the 88 durometer ? Did you feel any difference with the redline oil ?

He actually split the 70. (95% sure)

The softer duro mounts wont last with the speed 3's torque.
knowledge007
10-16-2007, 07:19 AM
Yeah I doublt it was the 88. I have pushed my beast and it feels great.
tru-boost
10-16-2007, 10:04 AM
i tore up a 70 duro, but was given an 88 as a replacement. i removed the 88 after a few thousand miles and it was noticably damaged. it did not rip but the poly was all distorted.
TheMAN
10-16-2007, 10:18 AM
the issue is not that the rear mount is not stiff enough.... the real issue are the other 2 main motor mounts that are too soft.... if the fucking aftermarket companies would just quit thinking that the motor just rocks back and forth instead of twisting left and right also (which places a lot of stress on those mounts) and make upgraded main mounts also, everything will be ok

by upgrading only one mount, you place too much stress on one mount or the upgraded mount itself
tru-boost
10-16-2007, 10:48 AM
by upgrading only one mount, you place too much stress on one mount or the upgraded mount itself

that is true thats why i advise everyone to stay away from mounts with HUGE bushings shoved in a stock mount... it wont hold up if you drive like me !! get the TRZ mount and beat it as hard as you can it wont break. adding side mounts will help.. it will also make your car feel like a HARLEY DAVIDSON... can you say rattle, rattle !! a lower mount and torque damper is the way to go. once someone releases a kit for a damper i will have one !!
controlo
10-16-2007, 01:17 PM
that is true thats why i advise everyone to stay away from mounts with HUGE bushings shoved in a stock mount... it wont hold up if you drive like me !! get the TRZ mount and beat it as hard as you can it wont break. adding side mounts will help.. it will also make your car feel like a HARLEY DAVIDSON... can you say rattle, rattle !! a lower mount and torque damper is the way to go. once someone releases a kit for a damper i will have one !!
+1

C'mon Ingalls!