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Questions to those who have VF/VWR engîne mounts installed
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: john_o on July 13, 2009, 07:03:37 pm ---
its also worth considering how good your existing mounts are prior to this change.
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....Well, if they are oem, you have only to lift the bonnet and blip the throttle to see how much sloppy movement there is. It's what achieves that feeling of being comfortably numb which the average car owner (or his average missus) wants.
--- Quote from: john_o on July 13, 2009, 07:03:37 pm ---
I fitted the dogbone insert , which helped a lot but in no way did it solve my 'engine slop'
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....The insert (Neuspeed/ECS torque arm polythingy) will only help cure 'wheel hop' not 'engine slop'.
--- Quote from: john_o on July 13, 2009, 07:03:37 pm ---
Remember too that the lower gearbox mount from VWR and VF are not equivalents, they both attempt to fix slightly diff areas.
VWR fills in the void with solid rubber (road) or solid metal (race) there is no straight bar component.
VF replaces the straight bar (theres a bush in there too in the OE one) and adds the insert , the original rubber mount (fitted to the lower frame is left as is)
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....Very good point - I forgot that. Relates only to the bottom mount aka dogbone mount though (as you have written). I know that VWR have designed theirs on the basis of their race car experience - They've never had an oem bar break.
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keith:
I could't put up with that so its not a mod i am gonna consider. I did the MKIV dogbone and hated it. I think the novelty would wear of on some folks to.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: keith on July 13, 2009, 09:59:42 pm ---
I could't put up with that so its not a mod i am gonna consider.
I did the MKIV dogbone and hated it. I think the novelty would wear of on some folks to.
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....Is it the extra sound of the full engine mount set you couldn't put up with? - The dogbone bottom mount (by VWR, dunno about VF) gives no extra sound whatsoever on the Mk5.
As I reported in my review, the full set only vibrates at startup and does so in an extremely minor way - Just a gentle buzz if you touch the wheel or gear knob, then it disappears.
Out of curiosity, what did you hate about the Mk4 dogbone?
But sure, they won't suit everyone.
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tony_danza:
--- Quote from: keith on July 13, 2009, 09:59:42 pm ---I could't put up with that so its not a mod i am gonna consider. I did the MKIV dogbone and hated it. I think the novelty would wear of on some folks to.
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Completely different effect, I too had one on the MKIV and took it off in a month. The MKV suffers none of the same problems when upgrading it, but reaps all of the benefits.
The whole fitment and design is different, so it doesn't transmit straight down the chassis. It took 1-2 weeks to bed it in and eliminate the slight trace of vibration on rolling tickover - now there's nothing, I promise.
GTIjames:
i had the full set of vf engine mounts fitted back in January as I was getting fed up of the constant wheel hop i was getting when giving it some in 1st and 2nd.
they did solve the problem and now there is very little engine movement, the side effects were increased cabin noise and vibrations which I felt through the steering wheel, gear stick (dsg) and brake pedals.
first few hundred miles it was a little shakey especially when sat in traffic in gear, you got quite a bit of feedback through the wheel and the brake pedal, however it stopped if you changed the dsg to 'n'.
it sooned loosend up and the vibrations become less noticeable, I have now done a few thousand miles on them and never feel the brake pedal vibrate anymore only the steering wheel but very slightly.
would highly recommend them make a noticeable difference in all situations- accelerating, stopping, cornering, body roll etc less engine movement improves all of these areas and I can only echoe Robin's comment on the cabin noise
vf also recommend that after a few thousand miles you should go back and get them tightened :happy2:
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