i just wanted to know the benifits and down fall of having a stiffer Engine mounts, these are ratings for Innovative mounts and im looking towards a 85A Race, my car setup is Summer Only DD and from time to time weekends at the Track, thanks

60A Street (Red)
75A Track (Black)
85A Race (Grey)
95A Extreme (Red)

 

well I have the black ones from innovative and I was very happy with them I have no problems but they are very stiff the engine doesn't move for **** but the interior does rattle but its just depends on what you want

 

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60A Street (Red)
75A Track (Black)
85A Race (Grey)
95A Extreme (Red)
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= street.....your car's not a race car so why would you need race mounts?

 

true, I had a set of 60a replacements mounts for my 92 DA w/ a B16A and that even made a bit of dashboard shake. I loved them though...

 

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tru that, anymore references?

 

Stick with street, the stiffer mounts multiply vibration and sound. The car will actually sound louder inside, I immediately pulled them back out and went to a set of ITR mounts.


Modified by JunkyardDog at 11:06 AM 3/1/2008

 

streets are much stiffer than OEM already

 

I've got the Black ones (75A) and I love them. I dont have any of the vibration problems that others have mentioned. Maybe I'm just lucky.

 

looks like im leaning more towards 60a (Street) for comfort

 

FYI: it not comfortable.. its "livable" OEM is comfortable

 

you will be fine with the street mounts they are better than oem

 

streets are perfect as long as u have good torque mounts your all set

 

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what if youre running without torque mounts?

 

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same question here, im thinkin of the street mounts on my ek (will run brand new oem rear mount though) but was intending on removing lower torque mounts

how will this affect cabin vibration, motor movement and overall feel of car etc ?

 

is there any real advantage to having stiffer mounts? how about solid ones? im just curious


Modified by xander1100 at 7:02 PM 8/16/2008

 

Solid metal? Unless it's a race car, you're in for pain.

I run the Jim Fab urethane mounts. (He used to make solid ones, too.) My dash rattles; no surprise, as the engine is more 'connected' to the car. It's more of a bother in the city, but less so with the windows down. On the hwy it drones a bit, but it's not rattly. Feels much better than stock.

 

pain as in discomfort for me or pain for my car? as in it being more connected to the car, how does it affect performance?

 

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pain as in pain in the ***. The vibration you would feel through the steering wheel and the rest of the car would literally drive you nuts over time if you used solid mounts. Can you understand that? Your car isn't a race car so you don't need race parts. Solid/stiffer mounts reduce engine movement allowing smoother power delivery to the ground. When you get on the gas the power transitions through the drivetrain, to the ground in a much more linear way. Soft mounts allow the engine to move and flex and power delivery can sometimes be a little "jerky" which is what you don't want when racing your car.

cliff notes: if you don't race your car, you will not notice any MEASURABLE gain in "performance". Some will just like how it feels better and in some cases wheel hop will be eliminated or reduced but at the expense of vibration into the passenger cabin.

 

upon cold-starting my car, my steering wheel feels like a Shiatsu massager. I imagine that with solid mounts things would feel more like operating a jackhammer.

 

I'm also interested in the street mounts, anyone have anymore to say about these lowest rated mounts?

 

I sell alot of the 60a and all my customer's are very happy with them.

 

I had innovative (60A) mounts in my EJ1 with a JDM gsr motor and I launched my car and the dash broke out of place. So I don't think you would want anything above 60A for daily driving.

 

cool thanks for info.

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um...lol and ouch at the same time?


Modified by xander1100 at 12:25 AM 8/18/2008

 

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um...lol and ouch at the same time?


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noo biggie I just re-drilled bolts into the dash to hold it in place.

 

forgot to mention I also had a ACT 4 puck clutch when the dash broke.