i have an '02 and i'm on the 3rd motor mount

 

I posted question about drive train play. I got no responses:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=50865

I wonder if the movement of the engine which the stiffer motor mounts address is what I'm sensing when I get on and off the gas. Can someone address this? May it have anything to do with the MTH programming which makes the off throttle response very fast? To me it just seems like play in the drive train.

 

I have this on my car. Only available in Japan. I am planning to bring some into this country pretty soon. PM me if you are interested in.

 

Nothing to do with the MTH flash....Your just noticing the movement aot more with the added power and throttle response.

Pfunk.....The one shown by Andy would be for a 05 with the different mounts compared to yours....I could still use the one you have and make my own bracket....How much are you selling them for?

 

Andy's pic is must be from another Japnese site. They just came out with the 05~ version too. I am talking to the manufactor right now. when I go back to Japan in November I am trying to bring a bunch of them with me. Price TBA for now.

 

I was thinking about having my girl pick one up for me when she goes back to Japan also in Nov to see her family while im in Vegas at the SEMA show.

But def get prices as im sure others will want them and i might buy a bunch from you to sell around here to my customers.

lemme know when you get a price PFUNK.

 

Anyone know where i can find the bushing kit for the front control arms and subframe??

 

MossMotors.

 

TY......So are the control arms the only bushin really needing to be changed?

 

when I did mine, is used the powerflex control arm bushings. very nice kit, not a fingered insert like their motor mount units. it is a bugger to press out the stock, metal sleeved, hokey rubber bushings; I made a mandrel and used the 20 ton press. the pflex pop right in. I have heard mention of subframe bushings, but I never found any.

 

1FSTMINI,

Contact Peter at M-7: http://www.m7tuning.com/ He used to market such a product and may still have some available.

There are no sub frame bushings that I can find. What are you referring to? Somewhere else where there is rubber to be removed? I'd like to know.

John Petrich in Seattle

 

I'll 2nd that... Peter might have some Delrin goodies lying around somewhere.

I have a couple of these big ones:

 

delrin?


is that like solid teflon?.....those look like the teflon solid mounts i had in my SER..

I have an 05 which doesnt except any type of mod to the mount that ive seen.....andy's pic is what im looking for really.

As for the subframe bushings.....i saw someone talking about it and wanted to know more......Ill take a look around tomorrow when i throw it on the lift after work

 

All,

 

All,

George just announced his new control arms and spherical bushings:
http://www.mini-madness.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=244
John Petrich in Seattle

 

I had a really good article somwhere, but I seem to have misplaced that bookmark. I did find this interesting discussion on GRM:

http://www.grmotorsports.com/board/v...=delrin+mounts

 

I thought M7 had arms, but I don't see them on his site anymore. I'll ask him... Given the work involved, might be a good time to swap-out the front sway bar, if one wanted to do so... Nice find John!

While on the Madness site, I noticed that they sell their SC pulley as lighter than stock. Interesting, as that's a first, at least far as I can recall...

 

Andy....Where can i get this damper for the 05'?

 

http://www.janspeed.co.jp/

http://www.janspeed.co.jp/newmini/newminiengineetc.htm

I don't speak Japanese so I don't have any info on them.

Here's their '02-'03 design:

 

Nice....The 05 was right below it.......How much is 13650 yen?


My girl is on here way to Japan as we speak.

 

WTF.....double post.

 

Since i posted 2 times by mistake ill use it up......
Check out this pic from that site....Fashion statement for your brakes.

http://www.janspeed.co.jp/sample/waverotor_front.htm

 

its about $117.

 

Thats isnt bad.....Stillen wants $140 for the same type....Shipping is goin to be the killer.

Ill see if my girl finds this place. I emailed them and hope they speak english so they can read what i said....

 

Duh, I might have missed something in this thread. I'll ask what may seem like a dumb question.

What advantage does that red damper assembly pictured above offer to engine stabilization?

It would seem to me that the stock steel arm that connects the engine motor mount and the strut tower thru the rubber or replacement bushes will provide complete for and aft stabilization of the rocking motion.

Help me understand.

John Petrich in Seattle