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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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will be installing my Kooks long tubes very soon and want to replace my motor mounts while they are easy to get to. what do you guys recommend? car is a daily driven street/strip car. what kind of time am i looking at to do the poly inserts? im all ears! thanks
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Prothane. They were about $50 and are a great replacement for a street/strip car. You will have to drill out the rivets in the clamshell to get the old ones out and that can be a very big PITA.
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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Prothane and where did you get the kooks from. Also take lots of pics of how they look installed, if you run into problems or etc....You can make a thread for peeps to see how to do it or whats bad/good about them
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Ya take pics and lmk how they are my buddy wants them on his car.
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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i bought my headers straight from Kooks and had them do them custom with a ball/socket collector flange to keep good clearance, add ease of install/removal of Y pipe, and get a much better seal! did not get them coated though, wasnt willing to pay that extra cost. the headers themselves cost me enough. i will make an honest attempt to get some photos of installation but am not sure ill have time as i am installing a slew of parts and attempting to do it all in one day. among those parts will be the headers, mufflex Y and 4" catback with magnaflow race muffler, RSG son of tranzilla T56, McLeod street twin and billet flywheel, Tick master cylinder, Quick Time bellhousing, UMI adjustable torque arm, Vogtland lowering springs, bilstien front struts (rear shocks are already on) new wheels/tires, innovate LM2 with guage in pod and whatever else im able to get purchased before hand! lol so its gonna be a busy day for me and the pit crew, but ill see what i can do.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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yeah polys.. i just put them in about 500 miles ago and love them, not so hard like a solid mount but still are very stiff.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 01:36 PM
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I would assume that poly are polys, no matter who makes them. FWIW, I used Energy Suspension, as well as their tranny mount (with the LS1 tech Forum "modification"...).
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