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keck03 · 01-20-2006, 07:58 AM

i was checking to see if anyone had any experience with them. i saw one on a jdm clip and was wondering if it made any significant difference. everytime i shift at the dragstrip (full boost and high rpm) i swear i can fell the engine move. it might just be the instant loss of torque though.

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 08:07 AM

sorry for the multiple posts. the computer kept locking up so i didnt think anything was happening.

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 01-20-2006, 08:08 AM

get some kirkosaurus ones....i have them on my car and love them...50 bucks only..compared to a few hundred for trd ones..

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 08:42 AM

i also have the kirkosaurus ones. i like them too. i just installed a ct27 (up from a ceramic ct26) as well as some other "bigger" mods so i am expecting that sensation to be a bit more at the track this year.

clem · 01-20-2006, 08:54 AM

reading this post made me discover what my problem is! i thought it was the engine mounts but now this makes sense ......i have one ? though where the hell is the engine damper on my car

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 12:42 PM

its a hydraulic shock that goes from the engine to some part on the body. its not stock. i think drifting dane has one that came on his jdm clip.

JekylandHyde · 01-20-2006, 02:44 PM

keck, do you have link to this item?

I have the TRD motor mounts with the Kirkasaurus motor mounts and I am using a VMAX engine torsion bar. My engine doesn't move

Details here:
http://www.mr2oc.com/showthread.php?t=108576

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 03:02 PM

http://www.paautoracing.com/mr2/gb5/

about halfway down on left. clip installed for drifting dane.

j&h how do you like that vmax bar? i was following along with it but sometimes people that overtightened had issues.

does the trd ones make the car shake bad?

JekylandHyde · 01-20-2006, 03:06 PM

How do you know that is a tein piece?
I did not see it on their site.

I can't believe someone would cut the rear TRD bar like that!
ouch

I am quite pleased with the VMAX bar.
I haven't had any issues so far.

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 03:14 PM

it says its a tein rod on the description.

and yeah i cant believe they would cut a trd bar like that.

so what do u think of those mounts?

JekylandHyde · 01-20-2006, 03:23 PM

My car is very stiff and it does rumble (especialy with the cam idle), but I would not say that it 'shakes." I find it perfectly fine and would have no issue taking it on a long trip.

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 03:26 PM

hmm.

so if you had to choose one or the other, which one?

btw thanks for your time.

JekylandHyde · 01-20-2006, 03:30 PM

If I was driving a reasonably-horsepowered car I would just:

get all 4 TRD mounts if my engine mounts were original and I had a lot of miles

Or

get the Kirk inserts if the mounts themselves are not that old.

Drifting Dane · 01-20-2006, 03:31 PM

Hey sorry im late into this. Yes tein does make engine torque dampers (saw them on some japanese website, but not since). I do have some decent vibration at idle, but nothing i wouldnt sacrifice over and over again to get practically no wheelhop and engine movement.

Take into account though that i also have TRD motor mounts in my car. I would get the peice Hyde has for racing purposes (mine is probably more forgiving on the street though).

keck03 · 01-20-2006, 03:33 PM

i have kirk mounts in my stock mounts that came on my 93 clip and it felt like it was moving. i am prob just get the trd mounts and have them thrown in next winter once i get more fuel to turn up the boost.

u have the kirk inserts in your (j&h) trd mounts right?