Well, i finally got around to putting the car on ramps and sliding underneath to install the RMM today. Since im not a wuss, i opted for the 95 durometer version and figured, i can always go lower if needed (they sell 75 and 80 hardness inserts separate from the mount). Well, i wont be changing anything.
Holy. Crap. What an IMPROVEMENT. I know for a fact that lately my stock RMM has been flopping worse and worse, but it wasnt till i got the OVT tune that it was REALLY apparent, especially at low speed and in 1st gear. The throttle was SO touchy it was almost undriveable below 10 mph and required a lot of clutch modulation in 1st.
Thoughts: I dont know what people are on when they say it increases vibration too much and will knock your teeth loose. At idle there is a noticeable feeling in your butt that something is more connected to the exhaust pulses and only in 6th gear at around 30mph is there anything strong enough to vibrate the rear view mirror. Put it in 5th and this disappears. Any other time, the only thing you feel is a much more direct connection between your right foot and the ground. Even in first at 5k rpm, there is ZERO lurch capability, even if blipping the throttle to try and induce it. Acceleration is MUCH MORE direct and instantaneous. The most you can feel is a slight blip of the motor shifting when you slam 3rd to 4th at WOT around 5500 rpm. Before it would feel like you had to stretch the rubber band about 500 revs before it would let loose its energy into forward acceleration. Another pro is weight reduction, the stocker weighs 3lb 3oz, this weighs 1lb 11.6oz, or almost exactly half.
Cons: Maybe the price, vs just slathering your stock RMM with silicone, wait time if they run low on stock and i had to grind about .4mm off the front ends bushings to fit it into the trans mount (these just pop out of the mount so i could trim the inside part and put them back into the poly bits). The only other gripe is not doing this sooner. I know its been holding me back on the autox course.
Ive got fairly strong fingers from being a drummer most of my life and also a keyboard warrior, but it took minimal effort to splay this to take a pic, it deflects a LOT more than the pic shows and i only have around 62k on the clock.
Holy. Crap. What an IMPROVEMENT. I know for a fact that lately my stock RMM has been flopping worse and worse, but it wasnt till i got the OVT tune that it was REALLY apparent, especially at low speed and in 1st gear. The throttle was SO touchy it was almost undriveable below 10 mph and required a lot of clutch modulation in 1st.
Thoughts: I dont know what people are on when they say it increases vibration too much and will knock your teeth loose. At idle there is a noticeable feeling in your butt that something is more connected to the exhaust pulses and only in 6th gear at around 30mph is there anything strong enough to vibrate the rear view mirror. Put it in 5th and this disappears. Any other time, the only thing you feel is a much more direct connection between your right foot and the ground. Even in first at 5k rpm, there is ZERO lurch capability, even if blipping the throttle to try and induce it. Acceleration is MUCH MORE direct and instantaneous. The most you can feel is a slight blip of the motor shifting when you slam 3rd to 4th at WOT around 5500 rpm. Before it would feel like you had to stretch the rubber band about 500 revs before it would let loose its energy into forward acceleration. Another pro is weight reduction, the stocker weighs 3lb 3oz, this weighs 1lb 11.6oz, or almost exactly half.
Cons: Maybe the price, vs just slathering your stock RMM with silicone, wait time if they run low on stock and i had to grind about .4mm off the front ends bushings to fit it into the trans mount (these just pop out of the mount so i could trim the inside part and put them back into the poly bits). The only other gripe is not doing this sooner. I know its been holding me back on the autox course.
Ive got fairly strong fingers from being a drummer most of my life and also a keyboard warrior, but it took minimal effort to splay this to take a pic, it deflects a LOT more than the pic shows and i only have around 62k on the clock.