Visceral
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Northbrook, IL
Anyone running SuperPro engine/tranny mounts?
So, FAS Tuning has the SuperPro engine/tranny mount kit on sale and it begins to be on the outer edges of my financial pain threshold so wondering if ANYONE (I have been looking around and cannot find a single review) is on them or has any second hand experience to share... I would hate to pull the trigger and find that the NVH is more than current (running a APR dogbone and ECS branded puck currently).
So I am pretty sensitive to NVH and because my car is a daily driver I try to keep it comfortable. I have shied away from motor mounts for a long time because I was worried about NVH. I even replaced my busted up stock mounts with new stock mounts last time.
Well I like stock mounts for about a day (exaggeration) before they get soft and slop rears it's ugly head. I wanted to go Superpro but after dropping a bunch of $$$ on other mods looked for another option. I ended up rolling the dice on BFI stage 1.
So I just replaced my dogbone bushing with a new factory bushing and run a 034 insert and am very happy with that combo in regards to NVH so I left it as is and did not install the BFI insert provided in the kit.
Having done the mounts prior I open the hood and drop in the BFI tranny and engine mounts.
I am happy to report the mounts are very livable for a daily driver. You do get more vibration in gear at idle (DSG) but not a big deal. You feel a bit more of the engine under acceleration but it is a very tolerable (might say better) NVH. With a DSG under deceleration you do get a bit more NVH just as you stop. Cruising on the freeway or at a constant speed it's like stock.
So very happy with it. I do think had I installed the BFI dogbone insert instead of keeping my 034 insert there would be a bit more NVH.
Just FYI, if installing this kit be sure to get new tranny mount bolts as they are stretch to yield.
So, FAS Tuning has the SuperPro engine/tranny mount kit on sale and it begins to be on the outer edges of my financial pain threshold so wondering if ANYONE (I have been looking around and cannot find a single review) is on them or has any second hand experience to share... I would hate to pull the trigger and find that the NVH is more than current (running a APR dogbone and ECS branded puck currently).