Solid engine mount review

[sciroccotune 0]

I ordered this mount off a chap on the CGTI forum, will post a link if he says its ok. Only £45 cant be bad..

 

EDIT: I have spoken to mr.brown on CGTI and he is more than happy to help you guys. You should contact him via CGTI..

 

link: http://www.clubgti.co.uk/forum/forum_po ... PN=1&TPN=1

 

Construction

 

Very nice, plastic/powder coated

 

Installation.

 

I have a 9a and the ‘ol bay is somewhat packed. I decided for easier access to the front mount I would remove the radiator/fan assembily.

 

Once that was out of the way the installation is fairly easy,

 

Un bolt the 2 bolts on the bottom of the mount, and the nut on top

 

Jack up the engine (I did it under the gear box as only jacking a bit)

 

Old mount out, new mount it.

 

Used some thread lock on the hex bolts that came with it to stop them shaking loose etc.

 

 

The test drive.

 

Ok this whole ‘no more vibration’ thing is a bit of a myth! But read on its not all bad.

 

When I started the car there was a quite a bit of vibration as my car is a bit shaky on start up. Once started the vibration wasn’t to bad at all, but defiantly noticeable through the steering wheel.

 

When driving the whole thing settles down, still a bit more vibration than normal but then the Corrado is a ‘sports car’. :twisted:

 

Gear changes are 100% more smooth and rigid as are down changes and on/off throttle at speed.

 

Now the beauty of this beast is the near instant pick up when you go for it off the line – mint.

 

*Some sub frame movement but should be no problem as its bushed.

 

Overall

 

My mount was dead so maybe a new vag one would have giver similar results??

 

However I do doubt it. The solid mount cuts out 90% movement and gives better pickup/gear change/ acceleration with only slight increase in vibration.

 

Hope this helps you make your mind up :D

[bcstudent 0]

Sounds like a proper bargain to me. I may well invest in one shortly as my front mount is also toast. A link would make life easier but I guess I can do it the hard way.