Hey everybod, I’d appreciate some feedback/help. I just did my first oil change at 7k miles and while I had the car up on jack stands I figured it’d be a good time to install the dogbone insert I’ve been meaning to get around to.
Install went okay but damn it was a real pain getting the insert in. It seemed like the dogbone arm was shifted back from the front being on stands. I ended up using my trolley jack to actually press it in which worked perfectly. Appeared to seat fully in and evenly. Torqued the new stretch bolt to 96lbs/ft and attempted to get it the extra 90 degrees per spec but not going to lie probably only got it 45 degrees.
Here’s the problem though: THE VIBRATION. Holy sh*t is the vibration at idle bad. I expected some increased nvh but not this. Feels like every single mount is shot at idle and with the ac on its even worse. Whole dash is shaking and feel it everywhere through the seat and pedals. Now, I only took it around the block for a quick spin as I didn’t get done til 11:30pm but the shifts are certainly crisp and the vibration completely disappears above 1000 rpm but I don’t know if I can handle this vibration at every stop light, during every start from a stop, and reversing/creeping around a parking lot.
Is this normal? Did I mess up installing it with the front raised and the back on the ground? Or do I just need to give it a few hundred miles to break in/settle? I love the crisp shifts but damn it’s bad enough for me to be tempted to pull it right out which I’m a bit bummed about as all the reviews said how little it increased the nvh. I feel like I may have messed up the install not doing it level but I only had access to two jack stands.
Any insight/feedback on your experience with the powerflex insert would be much appreciated! Such a bummer to spend an 1.5 hours struggling with a mod just to not enjoy the results so hoping I just need to wait but if this is how it is then I’ll probably end up pulled it out. Thanks for any help!
Install went okay but damn it was a real pain getting the insert in. It seemed like the dogbone arm was shifted back from the front being on stands. I ended up using my trolley jack to actually press it in which worked perfectly. Appeared to seat fully in and evenly. Torqued the new stretch bolt to 96lbs/ft and attempted to get it the extra 90 degrees per spec but not going to lie probably only got it 45 degrees.
Here’s the problem though: THE VIBRATION. Holy sh*t is the vibration at idle bad. I expected some increased nvh but not this. Feels like every single mount is shot at idle and with the ac on its even worse. Whole dash is shaking and feel it everywhere through the seat and pedals. Now, I only took it around the block for a quick spin as I didn’t get done til 11:30pm but the shifts are certainly crisp and the vibration completely disappears above 1000 rpm but I don’t know if I can handle this vibration at every stop light, during every start from a stop, and reversing/creeping around a parking lot.
Is this normal? Did I mess up installing it with the front raised and the back on the ground? Or do I just need to give it a few hundred miles to break in/settle? I love the crisp shifts but damn it’s bad enough for me to be tempted to pull it right out which I’m a bit bummed about as all the reviews said how little it increased the nvh. I feel like I may have messed up the install not doing it level but I only had access to two jack stands.
Any insight/feedback on your experience with the powerflex insert would be much appreciated! Such a bummer to spend an 1.5 hours struggling with a mod just to not enjoy the results so hoping I just need to wait but if this is how it is then I’ll probably end up pulled it out. Thanks for any help!
