2015/11/16 13:17:18
dasic1
I will have a look when I get home as I should have some of these mounts from R&T as I changed to innovative mounts in mine
2015/11/16 14:22:38
robk
dasic1
I will have a look when I get home as I should have some of these mounts from R&T as I changed to innovative mounts in mine

Thanks heaps!!
I won't get my hopes up, but if it turns out that you do have them that would be awesome. 
2015/11/16 19:08:53
dasic1
Cha-ching
2015/11/17 00:17:04
kameleon
If you are going to use filled mounts just go to Bunnings and buy some Sikaflex. Done properly it works well. Have done this to MR2's and many FWD cars in my younger years. 
 
Did i mention it is cheap?
 
I chose the Kirkosaurus as they were around at the time and the solid urethane ones are too harsh. 
 
2015/11/25 15:25:33
robk
Thanks to dasic1, these Road and Track front and rear engine mounts arrived today. 
As you can see, they are rubber like the standard mounts but they don't have any voids so they are less likely to fail. 
 

2015/11/25 21:01:56
5SGTE
The rubber in mine was harder too.
2015/11/27 13:54:19
Jaemus
How'd you go installing those Rob?
2015/11/27 16:49:14
robk
Jaemus
How'd you go installing those Rob?


The front engine mount is quite easy to deal with. It's easy to access the 4 bolts on the firewall and the bolt that goes through the middle of the front engine mount. 
 
For the rear engine mount, the single bolt that goes through the middle can be easy or very annoying to remove, depending on the exhaust setup or other things nearby.
 
While I'm on that topic...today I ended up ordering some Kirkosaurus inserts after all (they should be easy to re-sell if I change my mind later). The Road and Track engine mounts do look decent, and I reckon they would last forever in a car with low-to-moderate torque, but the front one looks/feels like it may still be insufficient for the amount of torque that my car has. I've already installed the rear Road and Track engine mount for now, but for the front I'll probably put the Kirkosaurus inserts into my original front engine mount. I may decide to use the Kirkosaurus inserts at the rear as well and not use the Road and Track mounts at all.
2015/11/27 21:07:50
5SGTE
Should you be concerned the less compliant one in the front with more compliant rear might lead to issues with pulling the mount out of the gearbox or firewall?
2015/11/27 23:01:35
robk
5SGTE
Should you be concerned the less compliant one in the front with more compliant rear might lead to issues with pulling the mount out of the gearbox or firewall?

The more I think about it, the more I think I'll end up using the Kirkosaurus inserts at the rear too, since I've already ordered the fronts and rears anyway. It's just frustrating to think that I have to go through the same annoying process to remove the mount again haha.
I was really happy to receive the R&T mounts from dasic1, but it wasn't until I looked at them and felt them myself that I realised that they may not be firm enough for my particular engine.
I can tolerate the slight increase in vibrations that would come with the Kirkosaurus inserts, so I may as well go that way for better throttle response and less engine movement.
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