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Old 02-12-2004, 07:32 PM
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Default Anyone make stiffer motor mounts/motor mount bushings?

I've seen this mod greatly reduce wheel hop in other front wheel drive cars.
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Old 02-12-2004, 07:39 PM
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I dont think so....but go check out enery suspensions website......

But my personal opinion I feel heavy duty motor mounts are a waste of time unless your making enough power were wheel hop becomes a problem very frequently....for these cars I feel they arent worth the time.....maybe for the tC though
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Originally Posted by dinkjs
I dont think so....but go check out enery suspensions website......

But my personal opinion I feel heavy duty motor mounts are a waste of time unless your making enough power were wheel hop becomes a problem very frequently....for these cars I feel they arent worth the time.....maybe for the tC though
I thought so too, but I was getting wheel hop all over the place since I got my scion, of courses, its been raining out. But yeah, first gear is so agressive it can spin those lil tires.

But its such a cheap mod (usually) and easy to install with nearly no downside except a little noise.
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yenno you can do it the cheap way and insert polyethelene (plastic cutting board) in the motor mounts. A lot of DSM guys do this. Or you can add a layer or window weld, widow weld.. dont remember what its called, on top of the mounts. That way takes longer, but it helps just as much.
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Originally Posted by TheRedBox
yenno you can do it the cheap way and insert polyethelene (plastic cutting board) in the motor mounts. A lot of DSM guys do this. Or you can add a layer or window weld, widow weld.. dont remember what its called, on top of the mounts. That way takes longer, but it helps just as much.

Sorry I own a DSM.....and I am a frequent person on my cars website and I have never heard of using plastic cutting board....nor anyone else used it
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YOU NEVER HEARD OF THAT AND YOU OWN A DSM????? DUDE WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN??? YOU NEVER USED THE VFAQ?!?!?! You are not a DSMer if you dont use the VFAQ.

http://vfaq.com/index-main.html

under engines, scroll to the bottom.

OR heres a direct link
http://www.geocities.com/gulfblvd/mountinserts.htm


I don't know if I should give you a :oops: , a , a , a :? , or a for being a DSMers that didn't know that.
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just because its on there doesnt mean people do it
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There's a whole bunch of stuff on there, from turbo swap guides, to clutch jobs even wiring up your SAFC....

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I've seen Weapon-R has something like this one. Contact Leo for a more accurate info
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I saw a prototype of weapon-r. Scionmag had one at Exposed with a new double tube intake.
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i have the engery suspension engine mounts in my 2k civic si...along with allota of other people i know who drag at sac speedway....either u gotta use the inserts or get real mounts.....the inserts helped with launch hookup immensly.....if u can find the mount inserts for the scion let me know where.....
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I will check the mounts to see if they are the same as a corolla. Sometimes toyota uses the same design to save money and I think I saw the inserts for a corolla on scion tuner magazine. :D
 
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let me know what u find....
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