Replacing Front Motor Mount, OEM or Pedros?

[Cloudsurfer]

I have the Enthusiast mount, and I am happy with it. Installation is a bit more of a ********************, as it has much less play. This also causes a bit more engine "feel" to be transmitted into the cabin. It does improve shift quality, and hypothetically should be longer lasting.

[cheetah]

This one is great for racing, but really vibrates at idle and low speed. It shows how much the stock mount gives, as the back end of the car really feels a lot more solid with this mount in.

But I use this one for my daily car, and it feels the same as stock, but is much stiffer.



I have been throwing the idea around of adding / changing some of the mount locations; as I think that the engine moves too much, which preloads one rear tire more than the other (not good since we don't have LSD's stock).

[coreseller]

Thanks for the responses. Just ordered the Enthusiat's Mount from Pedro, spoke to him on the phone, heckuva nice fellow.

[23109VC]

is there any way to know if/when to change this w/out physically looking at it?

is there any tell tale sign that the mount is worn/loose/broken?

is the change in shift feel, etc noticeable if your stock mount is intact - or is the change more due to the new mount being stiffer - so that even going from a good stock one to the enthusiast mount would produce a noticeable improvement?

is this a good "bang for the buck" mod?

what exactly do you notice after installing it that is "better" than before?

[cheetah]

Many people are probably driving around with a broken mount and don't even realize it. It "feels" more solid and stable when replaced. Hard to explain.

Mine looked like this:



The engine and trans are not supported on the sides very well, so this front mount takes a lot of twisting abuse.

I think that no matter which route one takes, replacing it is a real good idea (especially if the car is driven hard).

[coreseller]

I noticed a little more sloppiness to the clutch take-up / engagement. Hard shifts and aggressive driving resulted in the occassional "cradle thump" that I've had occur in other cars and I knew exactly what was wrong. To be sure you could pull the access panel and watch the motor shift or lurch upon acceleration for verification, when I felt the first thump behind my butt on a harder than usual 1st to 2nd shift I immediately knew the culprit.

[23109VC]

is there any specific mileage where this usually goes out and should be replaced?

i had my car at the mechanic recently for a vacuum leak and they had the engine top cover off but no one said anything about my car needing a new motor mount. i'd like to hope that they would see it and tell me - not to make money but to just let me know things that need fixing - tjhey did notice water leaking off my water pump - very small amount - and they said i'd likely need a new one in the near future.... but no word was said of my motor mount...but that doesn't necessarily mean it's okay...

i do notice that when I go in reverse and then hit the brake, i get a small noticeable "clunk" that seems to come from the front of the car...not sure what that is...not a motor mount as that would be behind me...