lodown414

should i buy a car that shakes all over while idling? i cant see out of the rear view mirror its so bad... and its hecka loud... it has a jdm sirII swap stock exhaust... intake... its not the intake...

hybridreams

its the mounts. he most likely has solid engine mounts. if not, check for broken mounts

M-EJ1

inquire about what whether they installed aftermarket motor mounts with that swap, or if they installed the inserts that you can get to go in the stock mounts. That would make the car vibrate more than normal at idle.

lodown414

if he did how hard would it be to fix this?

EVIL Hx Coupe

Just change the mounts to regular stock mounts.... Not hard at all

lodown414

do you have to take out engine?

dirtySOHC's

haha sorry but.........hecka? loud. slang now days

EVIL Hx Coupe

no you dont have to remove the engine, but if u've never done it and don't have the proper tools, take it to a shop just to be safe....

hybridreams

Make sure they give you back the mounts. You can resell 'em.

M-EJ1

IMHO, if it has motor mount inserts or solid mounts, it would not be worth it to me to take them out. I installed ES inserts in my '95 coupe (all three), and that's a job I don't want to ever do again unless I have the motor completely out of the car. Especially the rear mount. If you don't want to do it yourself (don't have the tools, know-how, etc), then you'll have to take it to a shop, and you're going to end up spending money on something that's trivial (in my mind at least).

But anyway, it's up to you, it's your car afterall. But, they don't add THAT much vibration, and it's only at idle and low RPM. Most likely not doing any harm other than making the interior vibrate a little more.

MyWhiteCivic

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Yeah I can't see out of any of my mirrors! But I think it's because my sound system makes 122.3 dB. Did I mention that I am starting to go deaf at the age of 18? I can drown out a Mustang Cobra with a straight H pipe while he has it floored!