Hey guys,

I'm looking for some new motor mounts to replace hockey pucks that were put in place of the stock mounts by the previous owner. I am on two steel mounts. I am also running a oil pan brace which I intend to keep on the car.

Been reading a lot and was hoping to get a firm opinion on this in case there is any. I am looking to have a car that is easy enough to drive on the street (75% of the time), but capable enough on the track (25% of the time).

Solid mounts are out of the question, so I'm debating between the various Street and Track mounts from Himini/Banzai/IR/Elite/etc

Any recommendations?

PS - I realize this is a very subjective topic, so feel free to share your opinions

Thanks!
T

 

Do you run air conditioning? Do you drive in stop and go traffic? Do you have an aftermarket clutch or flywheel? Do you have one of the louder exhausts?

If your car is already loud and has a lot of vibration you won't even notice the harder mounts much, especially if you don't do stop and go with the A/C on. If you drive the car to work in heavy traffic in the rain or summer heat, you're going to notice a lot of noise and vibration from anything besides OEM.

When you ask for opinions keep in kind that rx7club has a really skewed enthusiast population that tolerates way more NVH than normal drivers. A stock FD is already pretty loud and has significant vibration compared to modern cars. It also has a heavy, difficult to engage clutch and very quick revving light flywheel.

after owning 3 rx7s and many modern cars I would say the stock mounts are barely tolerable for vibration, no matter how smooth a rotary is. The direct mounting of the shifter inside the transmission transmits a lot of vibration into the cabin. The car doesn't have a dual mass flywheel or many of the other tricks that high end sports cars or just optioned sports coupes have now. All the aftermarket mounts are way worse than stock when you start using your car in the full range of daily driving scenarios, like creeping up a hill in stop and go traffic with the A/C and headlights on and Windows closed.

if you're already well down the road of a loud car with a lot of vibration then any non solid mount will work though.

 

No A/C on the car, ACT 6 Puck clutch and flywheel. Exhaust is a Mazdaspeed that is not too loud. I will avoid any stop and go driving that car is not a daily by any means.

I only recently got the FD, but also own a 700whp MKIV Supra that is high on the NVH spectrum. Regarding the choice of mounts, I did notice the following

- The Banzai mounts come in two variations (Race or Street)
- The Himni Mounts come in one model (Race/Street) that is said to absorb all vibrations
- The IR Performance mounts come in two variations (Race or Street)
- The Elite Rotary mounts come in one model (stiffer than stock, softer than solid mounts)
- etc

Maybe I'm not used to the number of vendors/selection of parts that are available to an FD (we don't have as much choice in the Supra community).

Anyway, if there is a go-to mount for mixed street/track use that what I'm looking to know

Thanks guys!
T

 

Also check out engine mounts from Xcessive Manufacturing, Vibra-Technics and Full Function Engineering.

 

The Full Function Engineering mounts are billet and height adjustable. Definitely the best engineered mounts without question. Probably the most expensive though.

 

Just get a street mount then. If you're not drag racing you don't need anything harder, and if you're not doing stop and go there's no sense in spending the money on OEM.

all of them except OEM are going to need to loosen up a bit as you put miles on them.

 

Pretty much any way you go will be a good way, but here are some observations -

FFE mounts are the top of the line. They save weight, they're extremely well engineered, and they work great. But, you will pay for it, they are NOT cheap.

IRP mounts are superb, I have a set ready to go in my car. Really well designed.

The Himni mounts have one big advantage - if you have the aluminum motor mount arm they make a version that will work with that arm. That's a nice way to go - they are also on the cheap side, but I don't think they last as long.

OEM is the "softest" mount, but they are really damn pricey. You have to buy the whole thing, arm and all, so it's crazy that you have to pay for a whole new cast iron arm.

Dale

 

I've found Mazda Competition mounts a good compromise. Quite a discount if you have an account. Otherwise it's the full retail price.