Need some help

At first, I heard a popping sound (something hitting something) when I shift hard at redline. Now I hear creaking and hitting sounds when i start my car off on 1st gear, not flooring it, just regular driving. So I assume it is the engine or tranny mount.

Stopped by Subaru today and they said the STI engine mount is $95.00 each, and the tranny mount is $117.00. So total cost would be around $340.00 including tax.

I see that the Cusco combo is only around $250, so I'm planning on getting that. I just want to make sure that it is my engine/tranny mount that is causing the poping and creaking sound. Any input would be appreciated.

 

I'd also like to know what the average cost of getting them installed is. THX

 

if you start your motor with the hood up you can see the motor

is it shifting more than normal?

or are you just hard on the car?

 

it is shifting quiet a lot. I'd say more than normal.

will it be cool to not fix it for a while? I plan on getting a engine dampener instead. Will my engine fall off????

 

I just got the car used 2 months ago, I drove it pretty hard at the beginning, but now i just drive normal because of the engine mount.

 

get new mounts. the dampener wont do much.

 

do you have aftermarket downpipe? if so, it could be that. my perrin is hitting some metal piece under my car i think it's the tranny mount. not too bad though i only hear it when i pound the gas, then release it really fast.

 

Beware the Cusco mounts crank the NHV up quite a bit, and instead of the motor and tranny wiggling it lets the entire car wiggle more. I had the cusco set on for about 2 weeks before I almost went insane and installed the Grp-N motor, tranny, and pitch stop, and it's not as smooth as stock, but much more firm, and it isn't an unholy noisy beast like it was with the cusco mounts.

 

You can search online for either other dealers or third-party vendors that can beat those prices.

I picked up my STi engine and tranny mounts from RalliSpec a couple of years ago. It's also possible that one of the vendors in the Classifieds For Sale sub-forum carries them in stock. Some are in the Bay Area.

I installed the engine mounts myself but had a shop install the tranny mount for me. If you do it yourself, just make sure you have a good selection of hand tools because the engine mount bolts are a bit hard to reach. Use a torque wrench, if possible - one of my engine mount bolts worked itself loose but the guys at Gruppe-S spotted it during another install.

Pleasant Hill is fairly close to a number of shops who are participating vendors on i-Club. Some are closer to you than others and that'll be a consideration if they are busy and you have to pick it up later in the day. You might post the question in the Bay Area regional i-Club sub-forum to get other members' recommendations of a shop near Pleasant Hill.

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