uprated engine mounts?

uprated engine mounts?

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fredd1e

Original Poster:

781 posts

219 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Has anyone tried the updated engine mounts that were discussed in an article in Sprint recently? Looks like mine need doing again on the exhaust side :/ and wanted something that lasts more than a couple of thousand miles.

RedSpike66

2,336 posts

211 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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I will definitely be using them when mine need doing AGAIN !

KillerJim

968 posts

202 months

Monday 9th April 2012
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Don't read sprint so I can't comment on them, but I'm been using uprated engine mounts now for the last year and they are still fine. From what I was told they can withstand a fair amount more heat and punishment, the trade off is you feel the engine vibrate the car a lot more but only when cold (at idle rev's) - noticed nothing else.

Robertjp

2,281 posts

224 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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where are the new ones available from?

Peppe

376 posts

220 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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SC Power

fredd1e

Original Poster:

781 posts

219 months

clive f

7,250 posts

232 months

Tuesday 10th April 2012
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just had some fitted by str8six.

Robertjp

2,281 posts

224 months

Wednesday 11th April 2012
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Str8 six mentioned them to me too but didnt say where they were from. Have they seen an improvement?

I have had two years / about 8000 miles from mine and they have cracked again. Not severe but should keep an eye on them and get it sorted.

7 TVR

2,589 posts

167 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Interesting as Str8six just took a set of SC power ones of mine that had completely failed and re-fitted a new set of originals!
I posted a picture of the mounts about a month ago in the Sag,350 forum as i was shocked at how bad they had failed!
I had done a very hot day at Spa with some high under bonnet temps but nothing else out of the usual!

Robertjp

2,281 posts

224 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Hmmm?????

Jason wouldnt fit something that had a bad history...?

Clive did yours come from SC Power??

Im not running out to buy uprated ones just yet then....

clive f

7,250 posts

232 months

Thursday 12th April 2012
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Robertjp said:
Hmmm?????

Jason wouldnt fit something that had a bad history...?

Clive did yours come from SC Power??

Im not running out to buy uprated ones just yet then....
not sure, he just said they were uprted engine mounts.give j a ring and ask which are best.

jmd68

23 posts

115 months

Monday 29th December 2014
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I tried something on my Tuscan that seems to reduce engine mount temperature and thus far failure:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Brgds

mk1fan

10,507 posts

224 months

Friday 9th January 2015
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Do you think ceramic coating the mount work to give similar results? As I have the manifolds being done it's not much extra to get the mount done. I'd still fit a heat soak.

jmd68

23 posts

115 months

Monday 19th January 2015
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It may, as long as you fit a heat soak indeed. Coating by istelf won't help in the long run, only in the transient phases.
For my part, I found that the highest temps where reached in traffic, or after stopping the engine (even with a cool-down run). I think that's when the heat soak will play its biggest role