007jimmy
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- Feb 27, 2012
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Levittown,
Pennsylvania
Well today was the big install day for my new motor mounts and a couple other maintance items. Everything went as planned for the most part. My stock motor mounts had about 130k on them and they definitly showed every mile. They were alot worse then I though and in all honesty this was one of the best upgrades since I've owned my car. When I p icked up my new mounts I was talking to the guys at extreme psi and they recomended the Avid racing 75A mounts based on my future drivetrain setup. Anyways less talk and more install pics... First I jacked the front up and put it on jack stands about 2ft up so I could get under the car easily.
Nothing to fancy here just your basic 4g63 with a few shiny things..
I started off with the easiest mount first. I used a jack with a wood block on it under the oil pan to take the pressure off the center bolt. You dont need to go crazy and try to lift the motor out of the car. Just slight pressure untill you see the motor lift up a quarter inch.
here you can see the beauty of these mounts.
It took me all of 10 minutes to take out the old mount and install the first mount.
Next I moved to the lower mount. Went just as planned. Easy out, easy in.. but you can see here why i NEEDED new mounts but I didnt think they were this bad.
Everything was going great and I was started to wonder what all the fuss was about.... then I moved onto the upper transmission mount. i had to take out the battery and move my wiring harness to get to this ugly thing.
All the bolts out and she still wouldnt budge then I remembered about someone having to cut the "cone" off one of the studs to get the old mount out. A dremel with a small cutoff wheel worked GREAT in such a tight area.
Side by side of the new and old..
The old mount wasnt to beat.
I still need to get an installed picture of that mount but in order to get the new mount in I ended up having to cut off all 3 cones off the trans mount bracket. A friend of mine has pictures on his phone as well so I need to get them from him.
Last mount to go and after everything I went through on the trans mount I had to take a break from them so I figured while I had my battery and all out I would do my fuel filter since I had it already. I dont know why everyone has issues with them stripping out the bottom nut. Mine had 130k on it but with it still connected to the bracket on the firewall i used 3/4 inch wrench on the filter and a 15MM line wrench on the flare nut and it came loose no issue. On the top bango bolt i did the same thing. 3/4 wrench on the filter with it still on the firewall and a 19MM socket and rachet.
While i had the fuel filter out it made getting the last mount out alot easier so heres a side by side of the new and old.. Installed pics are on my buddies phone though..
Here you can see the new fuel filter. Oh yeah while we where at it I decided it was time to lower my battery mount. Pics of that in another thread once finish it. I forgot to grab my non-turbo battery hold down from home so we had to bend up my stock battery tiedown to work. Also what is that "thing" bolted to the firewall above my battery. I'd like to move it out of sight because my catch cans are gonna find a new home right there.
After the test drive all i can say is OH MY GOD... what a difference.. I have a 14B on my car right now with it running wastegate pressure and from a 25mph roll it put my in the back seat and almost broke the tires loose going in a straight line. My motor has never felt this strong and I've had 4 different size turbo's on my car. precision 50trim, 16g, 14b and i bought it bone stock with the T25. The vibration at a red light will take some getting used to but its not teeth rattling so its bearable.. By far the best upgrade yet. I cant wait to do my timing belt and get my 850 or bigger injectors so i can run my 20G turbo or possibly my 50 trim again..
Nothing to fancy here just your basic 4g63 with a few shiny things..
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I started off with the easiest mount first. I used a jack with a wood block on it under the oil pan to take the pressure off the center bolt. You dont need to go crazy and try to lift the motor out of the car. Just slight pressure untill you see the motor lift up a quarter inch.
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here you can see the beauty of these mounts.
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It took me all of 10 minutes to take out the old mount and install the first mount.
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Next I moved to the lower mount. Went just as planned. Easy out, easy in.. but you can see here why i NEEDED new mounts but I didnt think they were this bad.
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Everything was going great and I was started to wonder what all the fuss was about.... then I moved onto the upper transmission mount. i had to take out the battery and move my wiring harness to get to this ugly thing.
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All the bolts out and she still wouldnt budge then I remembered about someone having to cut the "cone" off one of the studs to get the old mount out. A dremel with a small cutoff wheel worked GREAT in such a tight area.
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Side by side of the new and old..
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The old mount wasnt to beat.
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I still need to get an installed picture of that mount but in order to get the new mount in I ended up having to cut off all 3 cones off the trans mount bracket. A friend of mine has pictures on his phone as well so I need to get them from him.
Last mount to go and after everything I went through on the trans mount I had to take a break from them so I figured while I had my battery and all out I would do my fuel filter since I had it already. I dont know why everyone has issues with them stripping out the bottom nut. Mine had 130k on it but with it still connected to the bracket on the firewall i used 3/4 inch wrench on the filter and a 15MM line wrench on the flare nut and it came loose no issue. On the top bango bolt i did the same thing. 3/4 wrench on the filter with it still on the firewall and a 19MM socket and rachet.
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While i had the fuel filter out it made getting the last mount out alot easier so heres a side by side of the new and old.. Installed pics are on my buddies phone though..
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Here you can see the new fuel filter. Oh yeah while we where at it I decided it was time to lower my battery mount. Pics of that in another thread once finish it. I forgot to grab my non-turbo battery hold down from home so we had to bend up my stock battery tiedown to work. Also what is that "thing" bolted to the firewall above my battery. I'd like to move it out of sight because my catch cans are gonna find a new home right there.
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After the test drive all i can say is OH MY GOD... what a difference.. I have a 14B on my car right now with it running wastegate pressure and from a 25mph roll it put my in the back seat and almost broke the tires loose going in a straight line. My motor has never felt this strong and I've had 4 different size turbo's on my car. precision 50trim, 16g, 14b and i bought it bone stock with the T25. The vibration at a red light will take some getting used to but its not teeth rattling so its bearable.. By far the best upgrade yet. I cant wait to do my timing belt and get my 850 or bigger injectors so i can run my 20G turbo or possibly my 50 trim again..
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