Are engine mount inserts worth a damn?

1/1/2006 12:36:28 PM

i gained 9whp with them

1/1/2006 12:39:51 PM

they are if your engine flops around like a fish

1/1/2006 12:47:53 PM

I think they make a noticeable difference on a higher powered FWD car. I noticed a difference in handling under power as well as less wheel hop. There wasn't much more vibration than stock, although it does get a bit louder inside the car.

For $23, the prothane mm inserts were a worthwhile mod for me. I think I'm going to get some LCA bushings next..

1/1/2006 12:53:39 PM

okay I was wondering because my engine mounts are about shot. I don't give 2 shits about wheel hop though as my car is a 93 accord. Although 9whp does sound nice
Guess I'll have to fork out the $ and buy new engine mounts.

1/1/2006 1:16:11 PM

I don't know if inserts will fix an already broken/worn mount.

Yeah, just get some OEM shyte, you might be able to find them used online from someone who did a swap or something. I don't know how expensive they are or anything though.

[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 1:38 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2006 1:36:17 PM

agreed, unless you have a specific reason, go w/ OEM.

1/1/2006 1:38:00 PM

Quote :

"i gained 9whp with them"

you mean you lost 9 less

1/1/2006 1:51:01 PM

go for stock.

i had someone replace mine (which in hindsight was very stupid), and it was very simple.

the mounts are rather cheap at rockauto.com, but i dunno if they are as good as OEM.

1/1/2006 2:21:37 PM

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"I think they make a noticeable difference on a higher powered FWD car. I noticed a difference in handling under power as well as less wheel hop."

what high hp fwd did you own?

1/1/2006 2:32:07 PM

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"what high hp fwd did you own?"

Well, I said "higher powered," like above average. It doesn't really require much hp to fall into that definition honestly. I'd say my shitsack is putting out ~240whp, which isn't really much, but you can't deny it's getting up there for a fwd vehicle.

[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 3:09 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2006 3:08:59 PM

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"I'd say my shitsack is putting out ~240whp"

now youve gone and done it...

1/1/2006 3:49:02 PM

hahaha

1/1/2006 4:38:06 PM

Done what? I'd say it's a reasonable estimate. The shit tends to make 220-230whp stock.

[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 7:07 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2006 7:05:23 PM

which car is that ?

1/1/2006 7:43:18 PM

my car

1/1/2006 7:56:09 PM

meaning what car is your car? saab?

1/1/2006 7:58:02 PM

uh, it's in my gallery.



[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 8:05 PM. Reason : STREET AND RACING TECHNOLOGY #4 ]

1/1/2006 7:59:08 PM

with what mods you have ~240whp?

1/1/2006 8:08:00 PM

AGP WGA.

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=349511

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=363119

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GWYA,GWYA:2005-11,GWYA:en&q=AGP+WGA

[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 8:18 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2006 8:09:57 PM

you should be more than 240whp if you have the wga cranked to more than 15...but yeah, wheel hop is our enemy.

1/1/2006 9:01:33 PM

Yeah, I hope that once I get those LCA bushings most of the wheel hop will be eliminated.


[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 9:06 PM. Reason : I've got it set to spike 17-18 and taper to 14 at the redline btw]

1/1/2006 9:04:35 PM

hahaha

1/1/2006 9:04:43 PM

what are you laughing about now?

1/1/2006 9:07:50 PM

damn thats a cheap mod

1/1/2006 9:16:45 PM

hindsight. prothane inserts in the civ... with all 4 installed,the car felt like it had an air chisel attached to the cab at various rpm levels. horrible for street. i removed the side mount inserts, and it calmed the vibes down, but im about to remove them all for driving comfort. btw, motor mount inserts for 88-91 civ for sale - $10!!

1/1/2006 9:18:11 PM

^ I only have the top and bottom mounts, but for me the benefits outweigh the negative effects. If you don't have wheel hop issues or anything, you probably don't need them.

^^ Yeah the fact that it can raise the boost enough by itself to make 300whp on the stock turbo (With the proper supporting mods) is even nicer.

[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 9:48 PM. Reason : fuck a mbc]

1/1/2006 9:42:32 PM

300whp on stock turbo? id like to see more info

1/1/2006 10:00:01 PM

don't sleep on SRT-4's

we can all agree the chassis is sub-par, but you can't fuck with that motor. I came pretty close to buying one about a year ago. Mitsu should have put that engine in the Eclipse

1/1/2006 10:11:38 PM

^^There are PLENTY of people with over 300whp on the stock turbo.

Just go onto SRTforums.com, it's so easy there's a faq on how to make 300whp on the stocker....

[Edited on January 1, 2006 at 10:13 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2006 10:13:20 PM

didnt know we were talking srt-4

1/1/2006 10:25:07 PM

ahh

1/1/2006 10:28:59 PM

those engine mounts worked for me. no wheel hop at all when i had them in my blue integra.

it was a higher HP FWD car.

i still have them in there, there is a difference between my blue teg and my white one.

they were like $25 when i got them like 5 years ago or something

1/1/2006 10:58:57 PM

i've got poly everwhere & although its made a dramatic difference i still get a little wheel hop

1/2/2006 12:21:50 AM

question also - is there a large variation in the level of stiffness in the bushings these companies produce? those things i have are horribly stiff...

1/3/2006 12:44:21 AM

i had them in my rabbit.

90whp, whats up?

1/3/2006 11:15:18 AM

91 at the crank, k thx.

1/3/2006 12:26:19 PM