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I'm in the market for new motor mounts. I was initially going with powerflex bushings, and tsw upper. Just wondering if it's worth going the poly route or if i should stick to oem replacements and use the extra cash elsewhere. Thanks!
Get a vibra technics upper, power flex in the tranny mount, and then I did a vibra technics torque mount and it is awesome you really will feel the shifting is way more responsive as the motor is much more solid yet it is not like it is fixed mounted giving crazy vibrations all the way through the car. Your motor need to be held good before you really can even think about adding a bunch of other mods because you are just then creating more stress on the failing mounts, if they are in deteriorating shape.
I hear good things about the BSH lower mount and the vibratechnics upper mount. the WMW is good, but many people don't like the fact it brings in more vibration. the powerflex will do the same, but not on the same scale. if you don't mind the extra vibration (and frankly I don't even know how much more) grab the wmw. that will never be replaced
Just be warned that any 'performance' motor mount will transmit more vibrations to the cabin. The lower dogbone mount doesn't rattle the cabin too badly but the other mounts will turn your car into a rattle trap. If you don't mind, go for it. Personally, I just replace broken mounts with stock ones, understanding that the front mount has a life span of about 40k miles.
OEM , if you dont want that extra vibration to a degree. Or PF if you want something a bit tighter, the PF one is and insert so it can be taken out if your perfer. The smaller one is a full replacement .
I have the TSW upper, powerflex trans and rear, and BSH lower and love them. I don't mind the extra vibrations even as a daily. My original mounts were completely shot when I changed them out and everything is much more responsive now.
The Torque Solutions lower mount HERE is a popular choice. The Powerflex bushings are also a good choice. Make sure to go with the ones meant for street and not track use.
Thanks for the input everyone. I ended up going tsw upper, and stock replacements for the others, and bought the powerflex poly insert for the dogbone. Hopefully this setup doesn't vibrate too much. If it does, it won't be too difficult or costly to swap out the upper for stock and remove the insert.
I'm also looking to get new motor mounts but I'm curious as to how extensive the job is. I've got a supercharger service planned (with new thermostat water pump and gaskets all around at the same time) and I am curious if this is a good time to do the mounts.
I'm pretty sure mine are oem from the factory and it's an 03 so it's definitely time to replace.
I'm also looking to get new motor mounts but I'm curious as to how extensive the job is. I've got a supercharger service planned (with new thermostat water pump and gaskets all around at the same time) and I am curious if this is a good time to do the mounts.
I'm pretty sure mine are oem from the factory and it's an 03 so it's definitely time to replace.
We have a great DIY for the motor and trans mount that can be useful to you. It's on our site under MINI > tech info (tab at top) > Engine. It should take about 3 hours of your time with the help of our article. We have mounts HERE if needed. Let me know if you have any questions.
You are welcome. PF and superpro are both great choices.
Could you (and Pelican in the interest of fairness lol) point me to the parts on your site for the PF bushings I'd need for all of the mounts except the front one which I think I'll upgrade to a TSW or vibratechnics
Could you (and Pelican in the interest of fairness lol) point me to the parts on your site for the PF bushings I'd need for all of the mounts except the front one which I think I'll upgrade to a TSW or vibratechnics
All Powerflex mount bushings below:
The large upper engine support bushing from Powerflex is HERE and the small one is HERE, the lower engine support bushing is HERE or the complete set HERE. These bushings are the ones for street use.
FWIW, on my 05 I have the Vibratechnics upper and lower mounts.
After getting my stock 06 I can't believe how quiet it is inside... to the point I'm reversing the installation of the upper mount and removing the strut bar on the 05 to see if I can take away the NVH and make the ride quieter. I'll report back in a month or so after I make the changes, I'm really curious if I introduced the NVH or if it's other issues.
I'm in the market for new motor mounts. I was initially going with powerflex bushings, and tsw upper. Just wondering if it's worth going the poly route or if i should stick to oem replacements and use the extra cash elsewhere. Thanks!
I went with full powerflex bushings on the motor mounts, and also the transmission mount. There are two things that I imidiatly noticed after the install.
1. The entire motor/transmission seems much more solid..no more engine rocking.
2. There is more vibration from the motor that you feel...quite a bit actually. BUT...as soon as you get the motor over 2000rpms or so, it completely goes away. I don't mind the added vibration.......but you can definitely feel it.
