High performance Motor mounts....

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (2035cc16v)

Easy "All-Star"...I can't find mounts to save my life. Maybe I can get somebody on here who isn't going to flame me when I ask a question help me here... JEEZ!!!
Can't find a place that sources VWM mounts.


[Modified by john green, 10:32 AM 2-11-2002]

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (john green)

last I heard everyone was on backorder for the vwms mounts... I got mine from Velocity but apparently thats a dead end now. try autotech or techtonics...

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (2035cc16v)

Oh and swollen VWMS mounts are 85-90 durometer if that helps you any

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (2035cc16v)

On the phone with Roger at Autotech...no dice....VWMS is hard to come by.

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (john green)

I think EIP makes a MKII front mount? maybe it's Eurotech? I also heard the VWMS mounts were NLA.
There's a guy here in So Cal making solid (as in solid metal I think) motor mounts.
Matt

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (Matt)

EIP makes a solid alum one. I don't know. I will just keep the search going...thanks for the input.

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (john green)

Had 'em, went back to full stock (rubber front, not hydro) and fast. The VWMS mounts rattled the keys against the column. rattled the sunroof, rattled my teeth against my jaw - did I mention that they were stiff? May as well have bolted the [email protected] engine to my spine.
Oh - yes, they made the car shift GREAT and the power transfer was marginally better. But they were stiff - really, unbearable-on-the-street, shake the car to pieces stiff. (yes, they were installed correctly, etc.)

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (john green)

JC whitney sells a poly insert for the rear mount for about $9. other people sell them too, i just dont know who. powerflex offers a poly insert for the front motor mount (older rubber style), which completely replaces the rubber. you can contact spa technique they distribute powerflex in the US. do a search for spa AND powerflex to get their number.

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (dixonL2)

Hmmmm...interesting. Thanks for the input.
Jetta2dr...I will ask my body man about that stuff. Thanks...

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (john green)

John: Don't mean to be watering on your campfire or trying to talk you out of the mod, just to make you aware of the downside to stiff motor mounts, esp. with a VW engine. The performance is definitely a bit better, no engine rock and solid-as-anything shifting, but the downside is vibration at idle and a louder car overall, even at highway speeds. This mod needs to be done with careful up-front consideration of the downside - if you're making an autoX or show car that doesn't see long highway miles, great, you'll love it. If you're making a daily driver or take a lot of trips, you may be disappointed at the higher level of noise and vibration. It's like running open or free flow exhausts - for around town they're great and sound good, for long trips they can get rather tiresome - and the engine mounts don't really add "motor music", just vibration. One man's opinion, to be sure. Good luck with your project!

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (dixonL2)

THKS. True...very true. I am in contact with somebody about a Vibratec front mount over at TSR performance. I am trying to figure out if there is an NA supplier/distributor.
apparently there is not. I am a bit skeptical about buying this mount...has anybody ever heard of it and/or used it?


[Modified by john green, 8:25 AM 2-12-2002]

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (john green)

http://www.newdimensions.com sells the vibratecnic mounts. I have the front one on my car. It is comparable to the vwms mount. Lots of vibrations, little engine movement.
check em out.
http://www.vwaftermarket.com/catalog/engine_perf/default.asp?product_group=nd_mounts&action=step_two&title=ND%20Performance%20Mounts

Re: High performance Motor mounts.... (MyGTI)

thank you. I hear that these mounts make the change in your ashtray jump ~ 1"
Seriously, though. I think that the rear mount is compressed the most during accel and the front more so on decel. Therefore, I might be interested in doing just a rear mount. Does anybody out here run one?