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trinydex
08-27-2006, 04:01 PM
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=192246


THis is fo rthe Agency Power Front Motor mount, which comes to us courtesy of Vivid Racing.Â* THanks, again guys.

INSTALLATION:Â* EASY.Â* With the undertray, this could take as long as 45+ minutes as you may find yourself wrestling with the clips for the undertrat.Â* They pretty much all have to come out (unless you're getting rid of it).Â* Â*With the undertray removed, install of the mount itself will take approximately twenty minutes if the car is on the ground.

First of all, lift the car.Â* If doing this with a jack, always use jackstands, as the life you save may be your own.Â* With the car supported, remove the undertray.Â* THIS IS TIME CONSUMING.Â* There is no real way around this, and you will inevitably be cursing at the clips that hold the tray in, as they love to strip and break.Â* Do the best that you can.

With the undertray removed, you will see the lower support beam.Â* THis is what you will be removing to get to the lower mount.Â* To remove this, you first have to remove this front lover underbody brace.Â* oncle this brace is removed, locate the front lower engine mount itself, and locate the support bolt.Â* Carfully, remove this bolt.Â* Your engine should move only slightly upon removing this bolt.

Once th bolt is removed, you are ready to drop the support beam.Â* Loosen the four bolts hold it in and carefully lower the beam.Â* You should not need to support the engine so long as your three other engine mounts are in good order.Â* WIth the beam off the car, we are now ready to swap the mounts.Â*

Remove the four bolts holding the mount to the beam.Â* They are in there well.Â* IF possible, have a friend hold it while you remove them, but above all, try not to damage the beam (never a good thing).Â* Â* The new mount has new bolts as well (yay).Â* Use them to install the mount to the beam.Â* Other than that, installation is reverse of removal.

IMPRESSIONS:Â* Immediately upon startup, you will notice a difference.Â* THe engine in definitely more pronounced through the clutch pedal during startup and driving.Â* If you think you have too much engine vibration to begin with, this mount is NOT FOR YOU.Â* Otherwise it is most definitely streetable whether on bone stock suspension, lowering springs, or coilovers (I actually tried it with all three).Â* Shifting is also improved, as engine movement is reduced.Â* For those of you whom like myself have experienced some trouble shifting in the higher rpms (this is dependant on driving style, but we're talking 7000+), this will help with the problem.

As for the mount itself, visually, it is deceptive.Â* For one, it's somewhat smaller, and lighter.Â* However, everything matches up.Â* THe main support hole is smaller the the stock one, dramatically reducing the amount of play the bolt has.Â* The polyurathane is signifigantly stiffer than the stock rubber.Â* Flex is slight.Â* You will also find that during installation, the mount will fit back in place SNUGLY (or somewhat tight if you will).Â* For example, with the lower support beam bolts lossened and not removed, you could wiggle the stock mount far easier than the Agency Power one.

INITIAL CONCLUSION:Â* So far, I like it.Â* While itfelt somewhat wierd at first, it is quite suitable for daily driving and track use.Â* I can't wait to beat on it some more to see if it can hold up.

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