Motor Mounts & Inlets

[Picklz]

The RMM is cake, its the diff mount(s) that are hell from what I understand, the rest of the things on your list are all easy peezy!

 

[derrian]

Ugh... need engine mounts. I say we take over a parking lot and do a massive group install

 

[mndsm]

Hm. I smell an install day.....

 

[rewedmiata]

my drive way has air tools...

 

[mndsm]

It DOES have air tools. I might have air tools by this time as well.

 

[SLyness18]

motor mounts and diff mounts, are they something an average fella like myself could tackle, or does it take specialty tools and an experienced mechanic? im quite new to mechanical mods. does just the rear motor mount make a big difference?

 

[Picklz]

Rear motor mount is easy, just requires a couple sockets and a ratchet or breaker bar. I can't comment on the Speed6 yet, but in the MS3 it made quite a positive difference in how the car shifted and felt during heavy acceleration, increased the NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) inside the car at idle especially w/ the AC on a little bit, but nothing that was overly bothersome to me. I haven't done the other motor mounts so I'm not sure how bad those are. Everything Ive read/heard is the Diff mounts are a royal pain in the ass.

 

[mndsm]

^Yes. Coming from a guy who's dropped a sub frame in more than 1 car (I had to do it to do my front sway) Any time you're moving that much car at once, it's a friggin nightmare. I'll help anyone do their rear diff mount, only so I can laugh at them when it all goes horribly wrong.

 

[Picklz]

Yeah, I saw the walk-through on removing the rear subframe in the MS6 and I'm no longer all that interested in doing that, I think the rear diff mount can be done w/o dropping it, and i know the coilovers can, so I might skip that. I am also going to check with Stellar, MAP, and a couple other shops and see what a suspension install would cost.

 

[JohnnyT]

The rear diff mount is easy. The rear diff brace is a complete nightmare. Just an FYI on correct terminology for ordering the right parts and expected install results.

 

[Picklz]

That is good to know as the rear diff mount is what I was planning on replacing.