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Silicone Inserts ooo er!

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Silicone Inserts ooo er!

Post by Mudgey » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:38 am

Nope, not the funbags kind, sorry lads!

And onto my latest k20 issue :lol:

My k20 motor is running all 4 of the H22 stock rubber mounts, it still vibrates a tiny amount at idle (no balance shafts like the H22) but as soon as you put the radio on you can't hear it. The problem is that the motor still rocks around like a fat kid on a spring horse, you can feel & see the engine moving around quite a bit. I am contemplating fitting a silicone insert to either the front or rear mount only. Has anybody fitted just the one and did it make a huge difference to vibrations transmitted to the chassis? Otherwise I might have to get creative with a vacuum based engine damper.. :cry:

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Post by indigolemon » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:00 am

I've only done the front one, and it made a massive difference. Just the usual inserts, so not too traumatic to do either.
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Post by Vtecmec » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:15 am

I've filled the front, gearbox and cambelt side mounts, which made a great difference but has not added to vibrations.

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Post by bennyboy » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:54 am

I have poly all round. In car vibrations are marginal TBH.
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Post by wurlycorner » Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:55 pm

I've ES poly bushed the front, which didn't increase vibrations at all, then also did the rear and it vibrates like a bitch IMO :lol:

So yeah, just do the front - the engine will stiffen up nicely, but you won't shake any body panels off...

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Post by K30DPC » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:08 pm

wurlycorner wrote:I've ES poly bushed the front, which didn't increase vibrations at all, then also did the rear and it vibrates like a bitch IMO :lol:

So yeah, just do the front - the engine will stiffen up nicely, but you won't shake any body panels off...
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Post by Mudgey » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:23 pm

Ok cool. So which would be best; silicone squirted into the mount or a polybush insert? Do they do the polybush inserts in different grades of hardness?

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Post by newkid » Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:25 pm

The inserts are all the same hardness, come in a pack of front and rear. Means you can try one out and if you don't get the results you want can try both or vice versa.

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Post by wurlycorner » Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:32 pm

Yeah, no choice in stiffness, but you can get them in either red or black and they're pretty cheap from funkypower.

(Don't know if you can specify which colour you want though or it's pot-luck - give them a call and check...)

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