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| bhfast |
 Mar 12 2003, 12:08 PM
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live it loud, balls out  Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Chandler, AZ/Daytona Beach, FL Member No.: 48 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
looking for opinions on transmission mounts. for a street/auto-x car. six with side shifter if that matters.
Brian (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| airsix |
Mar 12 2003, 12:19 PM
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I have bees in my epiglotis Group: Members Posts: 2,196 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Kennewick Man (E. WA State) Member No.: 266 |
My vote is for sport mounts. I have solids, and while they make shifting and throttle response very nice they do cause a lot of noise. People say "you'll get a lot of vibration" which isn't really accurate. I don't feel any vibration, but they turn the chassis into a big speaker for engine and gear noise. That's fine when I have a helmet on or am out doing spirited driving, but going to and from work it gets tiring. I'll eventually switch to sport mounts.
-Ben M. |
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| Brad Roberts |
Mar 12 2003, 04:53 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
What Ben said.
I normally run solid rears and stock rubber fronts (rules thing) but daily driving the noise does wear on you. However... the shifting is much improved. B |
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| Mike D. |
Mar 12 2003, 05:05 PM
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OK, It runs now, and pretty good too! Group: Members Posts: 1,445 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Santa Clarita, Ca Member No.: 85 Region Association: None 
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what do you think about making your own solid mount out of a block of aluminum? Doesn't seem that hard to make, but would it crack?
-Mike D. |
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| porsche735 |
Mar 12 2003, 05:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 127 |
I have solid rears and rubber fronts as well. Aluminum would probably work as there is not really any give at all to the solid mounts. However, the plasitc material may act as an anti-friction material to let the transmission move slightly...
Chris |
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| echocanyons |
Mar 12 2003, 05:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,094 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Bay Area, CA Member No.: 7 Region Association: Central California 
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I prefer the solids in the rear also.
I ran with solids all of last year ~2000miles and Actually prefer the feel. |
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| ChrisFoley |
Mar 12 2003, 06:00 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,924 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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I didn't like the Weltmeister solid rear mounts. They loosened up frequently, and the plastic kept wearing. I went back to the stock rear mounts and made aluminum spacers for the front. I may switch to the sport rear mounts. For a street car I would not choose solid mounts.
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