What engine mounts are people liking in the Mark 6?

[worx]

So what engine mounts are people liking in the Mark 6?

The engine moves a bloody lot!


hehehe The banana is funny

[Corey_R]

The engine mounts I see many people use, regardless of Audi, VW or Skoda, or model, are the APR ones...
APR Engine Mount Insert

I haven't personally used one though.

[worx]

Why? 80 Duro for manual transmissions & 90 Duro for DSG transmissions.

[Corey_R]

My guess is that it's because the DSG gearbox is about 30kg heavier than the manual, therefore the need to use a harder compound to achieve the same result.

[worx]

My guess is that it's because the DSG gearbox is about 30kg heavier than the manual, therefore the need to use a harder compound to achieve the same result.

I wanna put the 90 in a manual.

[xordis]

I wanna put the 90 in a manual.

Why don't you just bolt the engine straight to the chassis? Can't really see an issue with that.

(sorry, couldn't find the sarcasm tags)

[kaanage]

My guess is that it's because the DSG gearbox is about 30kg heavier than the manual, therefore the need to use a harder compound to achieve the same result.

Could the guaranteed smooth shifting of the DSG also play a part (since not everyone shifts manuals butter smooth all the time)?

I wanna put the 90 in a manual.

Nothing to stop you if you don't mind a bit more NVH. I know someone who fitted a polyureathane dogbone mount to his diesel and he loves it even though it'd loosen fillings at idle.

[worx]

Why don't you just bolt the engine straight to the chassis? Can't really see an issue with that.

(sorry, couldn't find the sarcasm tags)

Yes I should do that

But more to the Point the Golf I use as a track car so it does not really matter if it is crazy hard. I invite it

[kaanage]

Come to Winton then and shred your tyres (since you have new ones on the way)

[worx]

Could the guaranteed smooth shifting of the DSG also play a part (since not everyone shifts manuals butter smooth all the time)?


Nothing to stop you if you don't mind a bit more NVH. I know someone who fitted a polyureathane dogbone mount to his diesel and he loves it even though it'd loosen fillings at idle.

Guess I wanted to know if it would fit, by the looks for it they run the same bush.

[worx]

Come to Winton then and shred your tyres (since you have new ones on the way)

oh they are bad, I would just four wheel slide it into a wall. If they are here in time I will be on the track. If not I will watch.

[Guy_H]

The DSG "Shocks" the drive train (no clutch slip) - the manual you can slip it (clutch) for smoother take off. Thats our recommended settings for people who have not used the mounts before.

[nat225]

i have the neuspeed TAI. first few days were horrible, it felt like the dashboard was going to fall apart.

a few weeks on it's bedded in and it feels great! :p

it reduces the engine movement for sure, no more shuddering effect when launching hard with the DSG

i wonder if the VWR engine mount is much better...

[worx]

The DSG "Shocks" the drive train (no clutch slip) - the manual you can slip it (clutch) for smoother take off. Thats our recommended settings for people who have not used the mounts before.

I guess it would shock it too, I don't slip clutches

[Tim]

The main difference you get with a stiffer TAI is the amount of vibration at the clutches friction point. The problem with a DSG car is that you cant control that friction point at all so adding a stiffer TAI can annoy some people. On a manual car you can up the revs a little bit which tends to reduce the vibration considerably when using a stiffer mount.

Im a big fan of replacing the whole pendulum mount as with the BSH setup. Its more expensive but the re-engineering the entire arm has allowed them to product a product that is not only unoffensive to drive with but actually feels more solid than with just a TAI. Its especially good on manual cars where the standard driveline shunt really is more noticeable through the clutch pedal.