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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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my car would stutter from 1st to 2nd... or 2nd to 3rd.
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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Cause it was made in Canada??


I'm a newb, WTF is that?
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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Lol looks like a bad mount
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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Cause it was made in Canada??


I'm a newb, WTF is that?


Originally Posted by babbage1109
Lol looks like a bad mount
Yep, thats exactly what that was, should of been a little more detailed.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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You should see my mounts when I replaced them. They were so shot it was ridiculous. Idk how the motor stayed in place
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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time for some polymounts
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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is that broken mount from stock mounting or from flipping it?
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ghetto joe
is that broken mount from stock mounting or from flipping it?
Good question. I'd also like to know the answer.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by babbage1109
You should see my mounts when I replaced them. They were so shot it was ridiculous. Idk how the motor stayed in place
Man, and i thought mine was bad. It was bad enough to affect the car when it shifted on heavy throttle though.

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time for some polymounts
Exactly what i did, i hate that i looked about a month ago and they were being sold individually and now theyre not, so im stuck with two.

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is that broken mount from stock mounting or from flipping it?
Originally Posted by GXP25
Good question. I'd also like to know the answer.

Thats the stock mount.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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what mount is it that went bad
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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so it was not flipped for a firmer mount? it was still mounted the factory way?
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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This was the one on the front of the car by the hood latch, and yes it was still stock mounted when this happened.
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by xxtheshockerxx
time for some polymounts
nobody makes poly mounts for our bottom engine mounts.. I've tried finding some, heh...

can only get a poly tranny mount and the top dogbone mount...
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