[s-cars] engine mounts?

[Tom Green]

I believe it is more important to restrain the engine movement than it  
is to worry about a little bit of the drivetrain vibration.  Bad  
things happen when the engine moves around too much.  That long  
exhaust is one thing that is difficult to keep aligned if the  
attachment moves all the time.  I don't have enough experience to  
judge what
resonance might occur from it.  There are 2 stock and 2 stromung  
exhausts on my block.



On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Steve Marinello wrote:

> Tom,
>
> I put the street density mounts on my sons ’04 Ultrasport and would  
> say they add a touch of harshness, but not bad.  Had heard that ECS  
> has the RS4 mounts, which I might have tried, at $120 each.  Would  
> not have thought that the A4 series mounts would work for the AAN  
> S6, but if so, maybe the RS4  mounts should be considered.  The S6  
> mounts, however, are different for each side, while the other  
> options are the same.
>
> What do you think?  Going away from hydraulic mounts has some  
> appeal, but like I said, a little more harsh. And while I’ve got  
> you, do you think that a collapsing mount is a logical cause of the  
> intermittent vibration/resonance problem I’ve got?  It would mean  
> that the Magnaflow mufflers and first pair of aftermarket cats were  
> not the sole problem with the noise.
>
> Steve
>
> From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 9:55 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com list; Steve Marinello
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] engine mounts?
>
> Steve,
>
> My intent is to replace mine with the street density mounts from 034  
> Motorsports.  They are
> reasonably priced also, a surprise.  Unfortunately, I have  
> procrastinated, so I have no use
> reports.  Hopefully others can provide some reports.
>
> Tom '95 S6
>          '95.5 S6 avant
> Knoxville, TN
>
> On Wednesday July 18, 2012, at 11:58 PM,  "Steve Marinello" <smarinello at entouch.net 
> > wrote:
>
> Trying to figure out why I get intermittent resonance with the new  
> exhaust.
> Put it up on the lift and was really impressed with the work,  
> mounting and
> positioning of everything.  Could not see how it could be making  
> contact
> anywhere.  Started looking at everything and noticed a fluid stain  
> on the
> bottom of the driver's side engine mount.  Could it be intermittently
> collapsing and causing the problem?  And the $64 question, what good  
> ones
> are available and where?  Zygmunt and thepartsbin have cheap stuff  
> that
> doesn't appeal.  Genuineaudiparts and ECS have them for around $160  
> or so.
> Where and what would you guys get them?  Hate to replace engine and  
> trans
> mounts again.these are only a few years old, and it was all OEM Audi  
> parts
> last time.
>
>
>
> TIA,
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>