Fleron2301
Go Kart Champion
I After my issue with receiving a rusty and dirty subframe mount, APR quickly took care of me and sent me a new mount with overnight Saturday air delivery. I got them the next morning (shipped at 5pm) and decided to install them.
I was hoping to get away with not having to drop the subframe, but there was too little space above the subframe to work with, so I did. Wasn't too bad, and allowed me to helicoil some of the partially stripped frame rails.
Installation of the mount itself wasn't bad, I just used a large rubber mallet and a round piece of wood to get the old mount out and put the new one in, which was easy. I already had the HPA mount so I didn't have to worry about removing the lower stock mount.
End result: I'm very pleased. I decided to keep the HPA mount in the lower part, and VWR in the upper part. I read somewhere that this lead to a lot less vibration. It also made sense, because the HPA mount "wraps" around the dogbone, which I like.
The vibration and harshness have increased during engagement of the clutch and very low RPM, but at idle I feel, if anything, less vibration. I have not tried the AC yet.
Definitely less engine movement, I am very happy with this modification. Launching is probably where there would be the greatest improvement, but shifting and overall driving feels better too. I noticed that there is less engine movement when braking and turning sharply, which is nice as well. Makes the car feels a bit more nimble.
I was hoping to get away with not having to drop the subframe, but there was too little space above the subframe to work with, so I did. Wasn't too bad, and allowed me to helicoil some of the partially stripped frame rails.
Installation of the mount itself wasn't bad, I just used a large rubber mallet and a round piece of wood to get the old mount out and put the new one in, which was easy. I already had the HPA mount so I didn't have to worry about removing the lower stock mount.
End result: I'm very pleased. I decided to keep the HPA mount in the lower part, and VWR in the upper part. I read somewhere that this lead to a lot less vibration. It also made sense, because the HPA mount "wraps" around the dogbone, which I like.
The vibration and harshness have increased during engagement of the clutch and very low RPM, but at idle I feel, if anything, less vibration. I have not tried the AC yet.
Definitely less engine movement, I am very happy with this modification. Launching is probably where there would be the greatest improvement, but shifting and overall driving feels better too. I noticed that there is less engine movement when braking and turning sharply, which is nice as well. Makes the car feels a bit more nimble.
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