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• Is there a Heavy Duty P/S engine mount available for MK1 ?? by 2strokesmoke on 15 Aug, 2010 01:40
• Hello agian !  I'm happy to report, I finally have my 82 Caddy 1.6NA on the road and it's doing quite well..except for the "new" passenger side engine mount ! 
  It was actually nice and smoothe and quite,in the cabin.
  I bought the mount from autohauz (and yes i installed it correctly    )  But it failed within a week. Not looking forward to replacing it agian.
  Does anyone offer a well made P/S eng mount,that will last ?
  I would rather stay away from a poly mount( ratteling my dash apart)
  BTW, I performed many of the IP mods on this truck,with nice results !
  One thing I wasn't quite expecting : The torque range seems to have moved up. I have found that power in the lower RPM's to be poor,while a nice increase in the midrange. I just needed to change my driving style,to accomidate. Seems like it starts pulling good somewhere between 2000-2500 RPM. (Guessing- No tach) I remember driving my old rabbits and not revving them up quite as high.
  First week produced over 50 MPG..so I can't complain !
  Thanks for all your help !
• #1 by Fisher on 15 Aug, 2010 11:46
• Tectonics Tuning in Sheridan, Oregon sells nice heavy duty Mounts.
• #2 by theman53 on 15 Aug, 2010 14:39
• I don't know what the concensus is on these as I haven't ran them, but here links
  
  http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volkswagen/Rabbit/Performance/143/1
  
  http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volkswagen/Rabbit/Performance/142/1
  
  I would see if autohaus had a bad run or something. Maybe they could make it right with you?
  
  
• #3 by 2strokesmoke on 16 Aug, 2010 22:17
• Thanks for the input !
  I just ordered  a HD Engine mount set,from TT,should be here in time for the weekend.
  What do you guys think ?
  Should I add the poly inserts to the mounts,from german auto parts ?
  I imagine the inserts would really extend the life of the mounts.
  But will the inserts allow too much vibration to be transmitted to the body?  (1.6NA in a 81 Caddy)
  Will the HD Mounts from TT hold up for a long time ?
  Your input is greatly appreciated !
• #4 by maxfax on 17 Aug, 2010 21:40
• I've been running a poly front and rear mount with regular ole mounts on the passenger and driver side..   The vibration isn't terribly bad and the 2 side mounts have been holding up great (they were cheapo Advance Autoparts mounts too). I suspect they seem to be living longer since the engine isn't rocking as much..   Or else I'm just lucky..
• #5 by rabbitman on 18 Aug, 2010 00:29
• Quote from: maxfax on 17 Aug, 2010 21:40

  I've been running a poly front and rear mount with regular ole mounts on the passenger and driver side..   The vibration isn't terribly bad and the 2 side mounts have been holding up great (they were cheapo Advance Autoparts mounts too). I suspect they seem to be living longer since the engine isn't rocking as much.. Or else I'm just lucky..
  

  
  Weird, I put in the rear mount and it vibrated soooooo bad I couldn't let it idle. Pulled it off the same day and put the front mount on, it still rattles just not near as bad........I told myself I'd put the stock one back on but that was over a month ago............
• #6 by maxfax on 18 Aug, 2010 01:13
• It does vibrate more than the rubber mount, but I didn't think it was terrible.. Then again my comparison was to all bad mounts, then all poly mounts..  All poly was BRUTAL! The CD player skipped and things literally started fall out of the dash...
• #7 by wolf_walker on 20 Aug, 2010 23:20
• My junk Chinese FEQ pass side, that looks identical to the pic of the HD one on TT's side for some reason, has 10K miles on it now and is fine.  Not having oil leaking on them helps, having all the other mounts in good order helps too.  This is actually the first time I've not had the dash rattle at idle with a stock idle speed in years.  If the FEQ's don't do 50K I'll start complaining about em.
• #8 by rabbitman on 21 Aug, 2010 02:51
• Just a thought here, I bought one of the "5 spoke" pass mounts and filled the whole thing with silicone so now it looks like a blob of silicone with a bolt hole through it. My plan was to make it last longer but now I'm thinkin' it'll be too solid and vibrate even worse. Wadaya think?