Got both the transmission and motor mount installed yesterday. Took me about 2.5 hours because I was being overly cautious with everything. Lining up the holes on the motor side of both mounts was a little tricky since they didn't line up perfectly. A bit of tugging and adjustment of the jack helped me get them seated correctly.
Took it for a drive right after the install. I have the HPA 75 durometer lower subframe mount (puck) and since I installed that a couple of years ago, I've had increased vibration at idle and taking off from first gear and reverse. That always kind of bugged me, but I got used to it. Anyway, the 034 mounts almost completely took away that vibration, if not all of it. After removing my old mounts I compared them to the 034 and noticed how much more movement was in the stock mounts. I wasn't necessarily expecting more vibration with the new mounts, but really didn't expect them to reduce the vibration so much. It feels locked down and much smoother now.
A couple of other things that seemed to change were engine noise and clutch noise. I swear my engine sounds throatier now? I don't know how that's possible, but is sounds like it got a little bit of boxer 4 dna in it now. Also, I can hear a difference when my clutch is engaged vs disengaged. With the clutch in everything is silent, but when I let it out (in neutral with engine running) I can hear a very faint noise. Probably nothing bad, maybe just mechanical noise, but there is a difference in the noise. Anyone else experience either of these phenomenon?
Overall, I am EXTREMELY happy with the outcome. Shifting doesn't seem to have changed any ( I already have an HPA short shifter, 42 DD bushings and Tyrolsport solid shifter bracket bushings). Power feels more direct now, like it's being used and not being soaked up by squishy rubber. I would definitely recommend this mod to anyone who thinks they need new mounts.
