VWR Racingline Performance Transmission Gearbox Mount
Vehicle Fitment
VW Golf 5 GTI + Edition30
VW Golf 6 GTI + Edition 35 + R/R20
VW Scirocco R
Audi A3 8P all models
Audi S3 8P all models
SEAT Leon Cupra 265 1P
Skoda Octavia Mk2 VRS 1Z
(2.0 TSI/TFSI models only)
Product Description
To harness your power increases, and transfer that power to the
road or track where you need it, Racingline Performance Engine Mounts
will give a much more solid drive, and crucially give additional
durability.
The Racingline Performance Engine Mounts are
certainly not one of the most exciting or visual modifications that you
can do to your car! But they are truly one of the most worthwhile for
anyone who appreciates the driving dynamics of their car. Almost
everyone who tries these mounts on a Golf or Scirocco wants them.
WHAT DO THE ENGINE MOUNTS DO?
The
whole engine and gearbox is located in only three places. One at
engine-side plus another at the end of the gearbox which support the
weight of the whole drivetrain, plus a third torque arm underneath the
engine to contain the fore-aft movement (often called the pendulum or
dog-bone mount).
The standard car uses very compliant rubber in
these mounts to give a soft take-up of power and isolate the cabin from
drivetrain noise. For a daily driven standard car, these bushings do a
good job of keeping cabin vibration to a minimum. But when you ask more
of these mounts, with higher power or hard driving, the flex in the
bushes becomes very noticeable. This gives a slightly loose feeling to
the drivetrain and an increased chance of wheel-hop under hard
acceleration as the whole engine and box assembly judders.
If
your car produces high power, or has covered quite a few road miles, or
is driven hard, the softness of these three standard rubber mounts
allows more and more movement as you come on and off the power. With
worn mounts, we have even seen failures of the exhaust manifold and
driveshafts as the whole drivetrain shifts around under load.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DO THE Racingline Performance MOUNTS MAKE?
The
Racingline Performance engine mounts stiffen the whole location of the
drivetrain greatly to give a much crisper feeling to your car. This
means no more jerky behaviour on and off the throttle or when you change
gear, and all-but eliminates wheel hop off the line. Of course, a bit
more noise from the drivetrain comes into the cabin, but most keen
drivers love the sense that they are more connected to their car.
As
opposed to some aftermarket push in bushes which crudely fill the voids
in the factory mounts, the Volkswagen units are completely redesigned
replacement mount assemblies. We specify a stiff urethane of 75A
durometer which allows some movement within the mounts, and filters much
of the drivetrains vibration but with a design that very significantly
reduces the movement on each.
For most road cars, wed recommend
the lower engine mount on its own, leaving the two upper mounts
standard. This makes a huge difference to how the car drives, and is a
pretty minimal difference to the cabin refinement. The lower engine
mount on its own is one of our most popular upgrades for Golfs and
Sciroccos.
For more heavily modified, track and motorsport cars, all three mounts should be upgraded.
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**Please note: The majority of Racingline Performance products are processed straight away, but occasionally some applications have to be special ordered which can take upto a maximum of 2/3 weeks for delivery. If there will be any delays in your order you will be informed within 24-48 hours.
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