C1 Motor Mounts Installed

[1.8Trip]

So I finally installed my motor mounts this weekend. Easiest job so far. The mounts definately make a difference under agressive shifting. It doesn't do the "kachunk" thing anymore when shfting fast. The down side is, just like everyone else with motor mounts, I get a LOT more vibration in the lower rpms. How long did you guys say it takes for the vibrations to settle? Other than that I likez it.:urspecial

[Kor]

The vibrations will never go away completely.

[Khyron]

I don't really notice it anymore.

Khyron

[Simon]

I don't notice mine either. I never really noticed *that* much of a difference for mine either. i didnt get C1 inserts though, I got shine racing.

[Flanders]

are the C1 ones the blue ones?

At first I installed the blue ones (from C1) that came with my brullen dp. Holy crap they vibrated my teeth out! I increased the idle with the vag-com, and that helped a bit....but I eventually swapped them out for the forge ones. They're much softer, and definitely not as intrusive

[1.8Trip]

Yeah, the C1 ones are blue. I'm with you on the vibrating. It has settled a bit since I first installed them. I was thinking of getting the Forge ones to see if there is a difference. I sort of want performance without TOO much loss in refinement.

How do you like your Forge motor mounts Flanders?

[Flanders]

The blue C1 ones were vibrating me to death. I jacked up the idle to 800rpm, but it was still pissing me off. The reduction in wheelspin wasn't worth this!

Everybody said "it'll loosen up" but after a month I was fed up and ended up going with one stock and one blue mount (I kept the big one blue). This was MUCH better. I could feel the vibrations a bit, but my teeth stopped falling out.

I then went with forge (meh...for $25, why not?) and it's muuuuuch better. Only *slight* vibraions, and I still haven't managed to get my wheels to hop.

I didn't buy a new VW only to have it feel like my 20 year old POS previous car. (The only reason I put them in there in the first place was to prevent my dp from rubbing anyway.)

[1.8Trip]

Thanks for the comments. I think I will give the Forge ones a try.

[kuhli]

VR6 vs 1.8T mounts

Has anyone tried these mounts with a VR6? I presume the vibrations would still be a bit much. And I'd hate to destroy the smoothness of the VR6!

[R_Ethug]

why do you need to change them from the stock ones.. please explain.. when i shift i feel no cathunk or jottiness

[Khyron]

Hrm I replaced mine with the C1 mounts - they are pretty quiet now. Even my wife stopped bitching about them.

Ryan - main reason is to prevent the engine from bouncing against a thicker downpipe. They also prevent wheel hop. The reason I put them in is because of my uber short shifter, less movement of the engine/tran means less time waiting for the gears to mesh. It's not a huge diff, but it was noticable. You know how sometimes you can't get it into a certain gear on the first try? That's reduced.

And damn they make starting your car a cool event. Totally different experience.

Khyron

[kuhli]

no wheel hop!

One of my big pet peeves - wheel hop under cornering!

[1.8Trip]

Yes, startup is cool. You know your car has started.

[QuA]

The rough vibrations on a Auto is unbearble sometimes. Im thinking about switching to Forge if it helps out at all.

QuA

[1.8Trip]

Well, the C1 mounts have been on for about a week now and either I've gotten used to them or they have settled quite a bit. Actually, I think it's a combo of both. I can live with these mounts. I still might try the Forge ones still for shits and giggles.