Product Review: Drift Freaq's Engine Mouts

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by slider2828

Those look like that shit flipin240sx had that broke apart LOL

No, they were actually similar to what Drift Freaq made...isolated studs. The problem is that the mounts didnt hold up the temps I was putting the car thru.

Hypnotik got the same mounts I got and he had it for longer. His shit doesnt look anywhere close to how jacked up mine are. His shit still looked solid, no cracking or anything.

No clue how that shit got jacked up that badly, I reused the stock headshield on the exhaust side. But I have no explanation for the cooler intake side.

[slider2828]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

No, they were actually similar to what Drift Freaq made...isolated studs. The problem is that the mounts didnt hold up the temps I was putting the car thru.

Hypnotik got the same mounts I got and he had it for longer. His shit doesnt look anywhere close to how jacked up mine are. His shit still looked solid, no cracking or anything.

No clue how that shit got jacked up that badly, I reused the stock headshield on the exhaust side. But I have no explanation for the cooler intake side.

O... my bad.... anyways, took it to a 85 degree day at a track.... Came out ok.... will take pictures later..... damn haven't seen you post in a little while flypin... are you still in Japan?

[drift freaq]

Ok guys got a little surprise for you. I actually was talking with my Urethane guy today and we might just make a trans mount!

Basically for it to happen? I would need 10 people committed i.e. paid for in a group buy to make them happen. I will have more info soon and if you want them and are willing, then speak up. Price would probably be $60 for the trans mount.

[drift freaq]

Oh and its official the group buy is up for the engine mounts, 10 person buy in for the price.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by slider2828

O... my bad.... anyways, took it to a 85 degree day at a track.... Came out ok.... will take pictures later..... damn haven't seen you post in a little while flypin... are you still in Japan?

Just havent been floating around in here...need a break from all the repetitiveness of all the noob shit that goes on in here. Only way itll keep my sanity.

Plus, just got back from emergency leave from Philippines. Had to go to a funeral and been internet-less for over 2 weeks.

[slider2828]

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Just havent been floating around in here...need a break from all the repetitiveness of all the noob shit that goes on in here. Only way itll keep my sanity.

Plus, just got back from emergency leave from Philippines. Had to go to a funeral and been internet-less for over 2 weeks.

Hope everything got sorted out, I am heading to Japan to visit my girl in September... Tokyo though...

[fliprayzin240sx]

I got 10 more months, ill be off this rock. I'll find out Sept ish where I'm heading next. I'd love to get to mainland but the chance of that happening is slim to none...probably got a better chance of getting my ass to Germany. If that happens, I'm taking the Silvia with me and I'm gonna try to sell it there. Use the money for something else that I can bring back to the states with me.

[GripTerror]

i am just curious if they hold the engine the same or better than my cuscos... i love the solid feel of a solid engine mount.... rev matching, heel & toe, everything is so much easier period... i read that you mentioned one drift guy went to these from cuscos and liked them i guess they vibrated less... but i am wondering if the engine movement is more then? Not trying to sound like a douche, just trying to make a decision... Tracking my car is important obviously My cuscos seem to becoming looser... so... i am considering getting something else basically...

[drift freaq]

Originally Posted by GripTerror

i am just curious if they hold the engine the same or better than my cuscos... i love the solid feel of a solid engine mount.... rev matching, heel & toe, everything is so much easier period... i read that you mentioned one drift guy went to these from cuscos and liked them i guess they vibrated less... but i am wondering if the engine movement is more then? Not trying to sound like a douche, just trying to make a decision... Tracking my car is important obviously My cuscos seem to becoming looser... so... i am considering getting something else basically...

Ok I am going to address though it has been addressed at least once in here and or in my for sale threads, before I opened the group buy.

Which can be found by doing a search I might add.

They are not solid mounts because they are urethane isolated. High durometer urethane. LIft tested to 3000lbs. I might add. The engine does not move much if it all with them. I have personally watched an engine sit rock solid with no movement with these mounts installed.

Cusco's are going to be a stiffer mount by shear design. They also cause enough vibration to make your dash rattle. Again I have seen this first hand in person.



In the end no these are not as stiff as Cusco. Nor do most people even want mounts like that. I have people that track their cars on a regular basis and love these mounts.

I might add if you think you are being a douche? Well you might need to look at that. Most people do not consider themselves douches unless they know they are being douches. LOL

Don't take that personal just pointing it out based on your own statements.

[unreal-]

Just bought mine, cant wait to put them on! My whole exhaust bitch slaps the bottom of my car when i start the car

[slider2828]

Hey Drift, maybe a good idea to put in there a warning sticker or letter to put heat wrap!

LOL Don't forget to heat wrap PLEASE!!!!

[KA240SX808]

^Would the stock heat shield suffice like someone mentioned earlier or in another thread?

[drift freaq]

Originally Posted by Nismo240R

^Would the stock heat shield suffice like someone mentioned earlier or in another thread?

I mentioned it. LOL

[KA240SX808]

I thought so but I couldn't find it again and didnt want to look like an ass

[xpertsnowcarver]

THESE ENGINE MOUNTS F*CKING ROCK DAVE!!!!!!!!!

Damn I'm glad I bought your mounts!

Footage of my event: YouTube - Auto Club Speedway - S13 Autech Spec-S

[unreal-]

^ badass. i LOVE vids like that. especially when there's a fast s chassis behind the camera.

When you switched to the mounts carver, did you feel that the motor was more responsive and shifting was easier? i never had anything but stock mushy mounts my whole life. Just trying to understand how these mounts feel.

*waits by mailbox*

[fishboi]

Hey slider, can show some pictures of the way you wrap the ball joints?

[slider2828]

Originally Posted by fishboi

Hey slider, can show some pictures of the way you wrap the ball joints?

Sure... I can do some maybe tomorrow night. Its already dark outside and I am still at FUCKING WORK and its been a 13 hour day.... SOB....

BUT DRIFT Freaq stuff ROCKS!!!

[xpertsnowcarver]

Pff.. At least your getting paid or have a job in the least.. I has no yab...

Yes. I want to say that I get better feedback as far as sensing good or bad vibrations, but without getting excessive vibration where you'd never know if something came loose. Not sure if that makes sense... Much similar to removing the hydraulic clutch unit, you can get a better feel for what the clutch is doing. Same for the engine mounts. I get a better feel for how the engine feels. And for someone like myself who knows their engine very closely, its a good sense to have, and these mounts help with that sense.

I have yet to make an opinion about their longevity seeing as though I've used them for one two-day race event. I'll chime in once I get five or ten more race events with them.

[unreal-]

Mine came in today, install is sometime next week. Stay tuned! dave FTW! and priority mail shipping in 2 days from CA to NJ FTMFW!!

and thanks for your feedback carver!

out the box pics:

[unreal-]

Mounts and pan gasket are in. its good to have no leaks

Me and my friend ended up using an engine hoist for the heavy lifting. Makes it SO much easier. My engine had to realllllly get cranked up in the air to get it to clear the mounts. had to loosen the trans member completely as well. the bolts to the motor mounts came off pretty easily, no strippage at all (woo!). Then we tackled the oil pan. After that was done, everything was lowered/aligned, hood was put back on, fluids were poured, and car was started. i noticed right away a little more vibration, but not anything CRAZY. Enough vibration so that you can tell exactly what the motor is doing (now i know exactly what you are talking about, carver ). At idle, you can barely tell i have aftermarket mounts. there is no change rattle, dash rattle, etc. Just a faint vibration. response is pretty damn quick, and the motor barely moves. Now these arent SOLID, so the motor will move a few MM, but a LOT less that the factory pieces. My factory ones were GONE!. You could practically squish them by hand .

Only thing i have to do is take a hammer to my header, where it meets the steering knuckle. It needs about 1-2mm of clearance. I think the mounts lower the engine a tad, so that killed my clearance in that area. Im sure a hammer and some epic cursing will get me the clearance i need. Ill probably warm the car up so that the metal will be a little more malleable.


impressions after day1:

- take off from a stoplight is much quicker. before, when i would leave a light the car would lurch and kinda "whiplash" then it would accel. Wasnt very smooth at all.
- There is almost no play when shifting. Before, when i would lift off to shift, the motor would cock back, making the shifter dip down ever so slightly, and i had to compensate for that depending on how high the RPM i shifted was. If i miscalculated, i got a nice grind. In fact, i had a semi-conscious foot release, in that i would time the release of the throttle, movement of the shifter and the rocking back of the motor...all to get a nice high-rpm shift.
- Downshifting in gear (no rev-matching) is much easier to do, with little delay, or whiplashing.
- vibrations: yup, its noticeable, especially when you are accelerating. You can feel the motor moving behind your foot. beyond the firewall/pedals its not that nociable. But no one gets poly mounts for stock comfort
- My motor sounds different. I dont know if its because its reverberating off of the mounts, but my motor sounds different from the inside of the car. as if the sound is slightly amplified by the mounts themselfs. its a pretty cool effect. Very race-car ish.

[RNGWLD]

Originally Posted by slider2828

Hey Drift, maybe a good idea to put in there a warning sticker or letter to put heat wrap!

LOL Don't forget to heat wrap PLEASE!!!!

Got my drift freaqengine mounts some weeks ago but shit happened and installation had to be postponed until I'm done with summer classes. Meanwhile, I was wondering which heat wrap to get for them

Design Engineering DEI 010462 - DEI Reflect-A-Cool Heat Shields - Overview - SummitRacing.com

or the more expensive gold bling bling one

Design Engineering DEI 010392 - DEI Reflect-A-GOLD Heat Barriers - Overview - SummitRacing.com

or, would this $10 one that stands up to 2000 F be good enough ? Car is na and dd, only gets drifted occasionly

Thermo-Tec 13500 - Thermo-Tec Adhesive Backed Heat Barriers - Overview - SummitRacing.com

Don't know much about heat wraps or if the mounts would require a certain type or whatever, so I'd appreciate some feedback from people who run them I want to get his asap so I can install them as soon as classes end...my engine tries to jump out of the bay everytime you rev it

[unreal-]

Just use the factory shield that's on the exhaust side (there is no shielding on the intake side). that should be enough for a N/A KA.

[slider2828]

Just get the cheaper one. the KA doesn't heat up as much as a booster sr....

[e1_griego]

Just put my mounts in along with a Peak Perf. street tranny mount.

They feel great! I used some reflective heat wrap to go around the outside of the mount. Install was very straightforward.

Highly recommend these!

[Def]

Did you jack up the engine on the oil pan? Or try to take off the engine bracket from the block?

[e1_griego]

I jacked up on the tranny/block connection and just loosened the tranny mount so it could pivot up.

Otherwise had to remove the fan shroud (just disconnect it) and the strut bar -- in addition to taking off all the intake piping to the turbo which sits in the way of the top nut on the motor mount.

[unreal-]

3 month update:

The mounts are much smoother than they were during first install. Coupled with my Nismo trans mount, vibration is almost non-existant. Besides the little bump when you first start the motor, once the idle settles you cant even tell that i have aftermarket mounts. Sometimes i wonder if my car is even on! SO, for poly mounts these fit the bill, and i highly recommend them.

[slider2828]

Yup 4-5 months, and still its nice after 3rd trackday its still in one piece...

[P-Funk alot]

i have some questions. ok for starts im not trying to bash.. my only thing is that these resemble the mckinney rb mounts in which i spent alot of money on and had nothing but problems with due to the stud and its platform tearing through the urethane on more then just one car so my question is what is the height and radius on the mount and what method was used to secure the studs.