I have a Powerflex lower engine mount insert like the one pictured here:



Worked great on my manual '06. Also works great on the automatic '05, but since there is no clutch to disengage the engine from trans, I get a bit too much NVH at a stop light.

I would like to get as much benefit as I can, but cut down on the rattles.

I was thinking about drilling out some material from top to bottom. I would still have the edges so it fits, but have a few holes in it like the factory one already has.

Thoughts on this, or opinions on a better way to go?

Thanks!

-Jac

 

Poweflex makes their products in different stiffness....the color tells you how stiff they are...
you might be able to buy the same product in a softer polly...thus making less NVH

 

They do NOT make those engine bushings any softer. Yellow is their softest poly.

 

You can use one instead of both inserts.

 

or just take it out....
Or buy a Vibratechnics mount?

 

I was thinking about the same thing. I really like the way it feels but with the AC on it gets annoying at stoplights.

Luckily winter is coming so I won't worry about it til next spring.

Definitely interested in your results. I was thinking about trying just one of the inserts first to see if that was a good compromise, then drilling them if I wasn't happy.

- Andrew

 

I don't know enough about it to know which would be better. I think that just using one 'half' might still pass a lot of NVH, since it 100% fills the void in the factory mount - even if only on one half.

I am going to give the drill out a shot this weekend. Not sure if I will get a chance to install, but I will take pics of the modified part.

Thanks!

 

What does NVH mean/stand for?

 

Noise
Vibration
Harshness

 

Thanks.

I have all of that with my Mini now.

 

Did you end up doing this?

- andy