churbo, let me know how it feels after it cures

 

I forgot to mention to use rubber gloves when doing this. The stuff is a mess to deal with and very hard to wash off your hands. Did this on my DSM years ago with good results.

 

you can say that again buddy. Well I started it and didn't hear any noticeable vibrations which is a good thing for me because that's one thing I didn't want with solid mounts. I'm hoping that with this DIY I can have a little stiffer mount for better shifting but also not so solid that it makes everything in your car vibrate. Wife and I are going to be heading out here in a few so I'll post up when I get home.

 

Wow, has anyone used this stuff? I'm pretty much sold on it. That is a great price and the fact that I don't have to press any of them out makes this a great value. Hopefully 1lbs is enough for the whole Evo.

 

Just got back from driving the evo and definitely a noticeable difference. No longer getting any lock out during down shifting and shifting gears seems a lot smoother. I think some under hood bushing is next and I am going to be very happy with how my car is shifting. I felt another front motor mount I did yesterday this morning just to see how my car mounts probably feel and it felt really solid. Still had some softness to it but a lot more solid then it was yesterday when I checked. I'm very happy with how this turned out and for 22 bucks you can't beat it.

 

I got this off another forum...this may be another option for those interested:

Here are the McMaster-Carr numbers.

8644K24 - 60A durometer (softer)
8644K11 - 80A durometer (medium)
8644K18 - 94A durometer (firmer)

 

If you're ghetto and you know it clap your hands!

 

its not that ghetto, its a tried and true technique that lasts if you do the correct prep-work. plus so many aftermarket solutions are too stiff for majority of people out there. this lets you control the stiffness.

 

haha ghetto....oh well I saved 300+ dollars being ghetto and got the results I was looking for. My mounts are not completely solid but solid enough to improve my shifting. I'm going to do the rest of them soon.

 

I may have to try this out before purchasing solid mounts...very nice...

 

which ones did you do?
how did you prep them?
i didnt get a chance to try this over the weekend

 

I did the tranny mount and the front mount. To prep I took sand paper and went over the whole mount then took some old wood drill bits I had and roughed up the rubber really good. Nothin too hard. I think it's definitely worth a try before spending the money on solid mounts. I am going to do the passenger mount this week sometime. Not sure about the rear mount yet since it's such a PITA to get out. I'll probably do it sometime soon though.

 

All it a takes is a single solid front mount, and you're done. No need for all this other hack work. A whole $70 max and 15 mintues of time to replace the front mount. It will last unlike this add on filler after a few years of use.

 

My buddy with a IX did a solid front mount and is still having isssues with shifting. He has the shifter base bushing, Perrin short shifter, and a solid front motor mount and his car was shifting the way mine was before I did this. I'm not saying it'll work for everyone but it worked for me. He's doing his tranny mount this weekend like I did mine and I'll let you know what we find out.

 

just finished by solid front mount using windowweld.... cleaned the hell out of the rubber until almost you can eat out of it. scuffed it up with sandpaper and knife. dried it 75F room temperature for few hours then popped it in the mini oven set 150F for 30 minutes... then my wife came home(she'd freak out if she saw it in the oven lol). its been sitting in 75F room temperature couple more hours and its already at hardness of a pencil eraser. im sure by tomorrow when i install it, it will be somewhat harder. will follow up in the near future.