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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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motor mounts, poly or rubber?

I currently am rebuilding my engine and am unsure of whether to use rubber or poly motor mounts. What are the advantages of poly over rubber?

I'm kind of leaning towards rubber just so there is some vibration/sound dampening, any suggestions or feedback?

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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Re: motor mounts, poly or rubber?

You afre not going to notice a whole lot of difference in vibration. I put in a new engine over winter and use Moroso solid motor mounts. I can't even tell a difference between them and my old rubber mounts
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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Re: motor mounts, poly or rubber?

use poly, you wont notice much, if any vibrations.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Re: motor mounts, poly or rubber?

Hmmm interesting. I put poly in and noticed a big difference. A lot more vibrations. I'm going back to rubber at first chance.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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Re: motor mounts, poly or rubber?

The poly mounts will give you a little more vibration but can handle more power.
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