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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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89 Civic 4 door with B18 LS trans
Ebay mounts i believe
I notice when i take off first gear i hear noises cant describe it. But its like rubbing noise.
Didnt bother me much till weeks later i went under the car and saw this



It really touching/laying on my bar. any one experience this kind of problem.
I recently replaced my clutch didnt hear any noise after that till later.
My car is not even that low -_-
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:35 AM
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Maybe it's just me but your bar looks slightly bent. It should be completely straight. Only other thing it really could be is poorly designed mounts.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 06:45 AM
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the stabilizer bar looks straight to me. Just looked at it just now.
anyone had this problem before?
these are the similar mounts i have

http://www.ebay.com/itm/88-91-HONDA-CIVIC-EF-ED-DX-LX-EX-ENGINE-MOTOR-MOUNT-B16-B18-SI-B-SERIES-SWAP-/400377035777?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACivic&hash=item5d3854bc01&vxp=mtr
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:14 AM
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any pictures of the engine sitting in the bay? i would probably take a guess and say the mounts are whats causing the problem.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:17 AM
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would have to be the mounts or some frame damage
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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Bay


Side Tranny mount


Another shot of the tranny side mount


Driver side engine mount

Rear trans mount


Crossmember



Does the mounts look good? looks okay to me. Not really really sure about the crossmember. idk if it will cause this.
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 03:39 PM
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anyone had probs with ebay mounts? or is using one?
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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 06:15 AM
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hard to tell any problems from the pictures, but i ran ebay mounts for a couple years with no problems. although i caught slack for how much my engine rocked after we saw it on the dyno

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Old Mar 21, 2013 | 08:17 AM
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I've seen the same issue with eBay mounts before. They may look fine but are not designed the same as brand name mounts thus the poor engine placement.
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