Subliminal
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Vegas
- Car(s)
- Slow FWD VW Hatch
Powerflex Hybrid (assuming you meant bushing) w/ BFI Stage 1 engine + tranny insert mounts
1st impression was extremely positive, turned the A/C on and there's no drone in my ears at idle. Rejoice! Then driving through the neighborhood I forgot the A/C was running because the shifts felt so crisp. With the stock arm shifts felt laggy with the A/C on, like it wasn't grabbing as smoothly especially with how fast the SMFW revs drop. Even taking off in 1st is a smoother experience now. It basically eliminated most of the "parasitic drain" feeling the A/C caused before w/ SMFW, mounts, etc. Also WOT in 2nd feels grippier and my 200tw tires are no longer hopping in 3rd. Miracle worker.
Then 2nd drive I was sitting in traffic and that's when things really heated up under the hood (yesterday was mid-90s, great movie btw) and then the A/C NVH came back - droning throughout the cabin. Slightly quieter than it was before but still annoying and disappointing from the first drive. Also, idk how many other people have this problem but when the car gets really hot it kind of stutters when taking off in 1st... feels like it's starting to stall and the AP3 shows KR anywhere from -1 to -4. With the RE arm that stalling feeling/vibrations are reduced but it's still there unfortunately.
TL;DR- Am I happy with the purchase? Yes. Did it fix all my problems? No. Still need more time behind the wheel before I can really review it. Curious to see if it softens up in a few hundred miles and reduces NVH even further
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