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Old 01-13-2007, 09:51 PM
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Default Stock motor mounts flexed too much with turbo torque..fix pics.
Driver's side was moving up 1" at the launch causing some clearance problems. This should fix it.
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Yep, those poly mounts work nice, I like mine. One thing extra I did was put six bolts total in them, all with nylock nuts.
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Good luck, Ive melted 2 of them so far
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mine look a little melted too...mine are the red ones
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Good luck, Ive melted 2 of them so far

I was about to say, they are great until they melt...

I used them when they first came out, actually having to shave a different app one to fit the stock clamshell since they were delaying shipment/release...

I must say I really didn't like how harsh they were either...

I suggest you figure out a heat blanket to protect the mount, otherwise they will melt and ooze out of the clamshell...
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i dont think mine have melted, as ive had them for about 3-4 years
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Jonathan you gotta drive the car to have any chance of them melting
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Im glad im not the only one whos melted them They were great when I was n/a. I loved them.



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I've melted them too lol. Doesnt take much..
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Originally Posted by Country Boy
Im glad im not the only one whos melted them They were great when I was n/a. I loved them.





Did you have a downpipe near them? Did both sides melt ? Those pics look nasty.
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Damn, wish I head read all the melting stuff before I installed mine!!!
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yeah, the DP is close to the drivers side one. The drivers side needs a solid mount. Ive got the pipes coated and wrapped and it still melts everytime I drive it..
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Originally Posted by kp
I've melted them too lol. Doesnt take much..
Sweet... I thought I was the only one since Ive never read about it. i feel better.. lol
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And I dont even have a turbo, but one tube on the DS gets close to the mount and if my EGTs get too high it bubbles the coating on the header and melts the mount.
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Originally Posted by cablebandit
mine look a little melted too...mine are the red ones

Oh no, this is bad news Jerry.


So, if the poly mounts melt are the stock ones any better for heat resistance?
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cant u guys wrap them with header wrap and then maybe some heat reflective stuff? that would proably help alot
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yeah I will cover mine with some aluminum tape just to reflect a little heat. Mine are BARELY melted...not like the pics above.
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Originally Posted by onfire
Driver's side was moving up 1" at the launch causing some clearance problems. This should fix it.
With alittle homeward bound ingenuity you can do this for free.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...k/HPIM0606.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...k/HPIM0605.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...k/HPIM0604.jpg

$30 less spent, work the same way, and will never break again.
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
With alittle homeward bound ingenuity you can do this for free.


$30 less spent, work the same way, and will never break again.
thats what I'm sayin, Ive got them in the Olds and had them Honda and didn't seem to bother me much just make sure to run a poly/rubber tranny mount.

V6 Bird how does yours ride?
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man that's crazy
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