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Post by eDaniel » Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:30 am

@Merlin, when you install a traction bar the oil pan will be unprotected, right?

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Post by Merlin » Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:39 am

No the sump is fine. On the Innovative traction bar there is still the place to mount the lower cross beam, the beam that runs the length of the engine bay down the middle. Even then if you don't want to use this beam the sump is not the lowest part of the car. The Innovative traction bar itself sits very low, it is what I constantly hit things off.
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Post by eDaniel » Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:19 pm

Thanks for the info.
I was planning to replace the rear mount with Hasport 62A but from what I hear they also cause a lot of vibrations. So I'm going to fill a stock mount with 50a polyurethane to try to reduce these nasty vibrations a little bit...

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Post by Merlin » Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:32 pm

With the 85a I can hardly see out of my mirrors, when stilling still idling, due to the vibration.

I am a bit skeptical that changing just one of the mounts will reduce vibration.
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Post by eDaniel » Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:00 pm

Haha. There is some theory that the rear mount contributes the most vibrations to the chassis, but I will be able to tell you that for sure after I get my car back from the paint shop (within a month, I hope).

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Post by mercutio » Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:58 pm

which is why the 5g rear mount has a huge ass chunk of metal on it :lol:
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Post by eDaniel » Tue Sep 15, 2015 3:42 pm

I'm tired of all the vibrations caused by the Innovative Mounts... I'm not arguing whether they are bad or good, but honestly I feel as the whole car is going to break any moment. I removed the mounts, drilled them with 8 holes each, but to no avail. The result is a little bit better, but nowhere near something acceptable. I'm currently considering HardRace rubber mounts. What do you thing of these?

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Post by Merlin » Tue Sep 15, 2015 3:53 pm

I can sell you a 4G OEM rear mount with the ES insert in it (fairly cheap) if you are interested?
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Post by mercutio » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:38 pm

eDaniel wrote:I'm tired of all the vibrations caused by the Innovative Mounts... I'm not arguing whether they are bad or good, but honestly I feel as the whole car is going to break any moment. I removed the mounts, drilled them with 8 holes each, but to no avail. The result is a little bit better, but nowhere near something acceptable. I'm currently considering HardRace rubber mounts. What do you thing of these?
get a standard set and fill them with the tigerseal see if thats as bad as your mounts
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Post by Vtecmec » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:55 pm

mercutio wrote:get a standard set and fill them with the tigerseal see if thats as bad as your mounts
This, but leave the rear one alone, the engine feels solid with no additional vibrations.

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