Ok so needing new motor mounts I opted to try the Hockey Puck route just for kicks and giggles...and to my suprise, WOW!!! I can honestly say that they are holding up rediculously well and they even look good in the engine bay. I'll post some pics later of how they are looking in case anyone wants to see. I'm sure some people may flame me for this but you know what I could care less... Sorry it's the Joisey in me. HA.

By the by, has anyone else in the FC family tried this and if so how has your experience been?

BATMAN

 

??????

 

Have you never heard of using hockey pucks as motor mounts?

 

wow. way to think on your toes!

 

my friend did this for his volvo. In all honesty i couldn't really tell the difference between the hockey puck and and when he switched to poly urethane. but then again its not my car.

For my seven I opted for the himni racing solid aluminum mounts, and they are awesome.

 

im thinking about doing this too. any pics? not quite sure how to go about it yet

 

/\ I just Searched forums with : hockey puck mounts.Came up with One page of Threads.So it isn't Uncommon..
Canadians use them all the Time.
I am just trying to figure out How to use Stale French Fries as Sway bars!

 

Puck mounts work amazingly well. Make sure you use the blue training pucks, they seem to hold up better. My buddy has some in his VR6 powered Scirocco and they've lasted 13 years and tens of thousands of miles.

 

i keep hearing more and more about puck mounts... sounds like its really starting to catch on.

 

Its pretty old school. People are just more broke now than before.

 

I have pucks for mounts in my car. I honestly love them. It doesn't cause a lot of vibrating for daily driving and their pretty damn solid. I think poly mounts are over-rated and over priced. The only next step for me would be aluminum blocks. Why pay a big name brand 100$ for a set of motor mounts you can make on your own from Wal-mart for 10$.

 

i've heard of this plenty of times too - but how would you know when/if you need new motor mounts??

 

The hockey puck cracks/breaks and the motor starts vibrating really bad. Same as a normal mount going bad.

 

what?!?

 

Ok I need some pics of how you accomplished this seeing as my mounts are well,,,Done.Ooh I bet I can rig one up for the tranny somehow too.

 

x2

 

so how many do pucks do you guys stack up to amount to the same height as stock? What Grade bolts did you use?

 

its an old trick that people up north has done for years.. and people in alaska do it also..
In -40 f weather Rubber mounts are brittle and snap easy...

I been wanting to do this since i go threw these crap rubber mounts seems like every year.
talk about POS

 

Ok. Heres exactly how I set it up. 1/2in thick bolt however long you want, I shaved mine down after I found out how long it needed to be. Ended up around like 4 inches I think. The motor mounts are the standard black rubber hockey pucks. I used 1 and 1/2 on each side stacked up and coated in window weld. Been using them for a little over 5 months now and not even a crack yet.

I think after I changed the mounts, the motor dropped about a inch. I don't know about exact measurements, I'm no rocket scientist, I just know what works.

 

g14novak can u go snap pics real quick? lol... dumb question but how did you cut the hockey pucks in half? sawzall?

 

A hacksaw would work great IMO.

 

got my hockey pucks.. 4 @ $1.49 each at sport chalet.

Whats a proper sizing for the bolt? i was looking at some Grade 8 bolts.. 3/8, 7/16, or 1/2?? 1/2 seems pretty huge, im not sure that will fit??

 

I have never heard of this before but can see how it would work great