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Old Sep 26, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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Car: '89 Firebird Formula
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: T5
ES Tranny Mount

alright I installed a probuilt transgo shift kit a few months ago, still had a stock rubber mount on the car.. worked great for awhile, then after me and a co-worker decided to drag race in the parking lot one night.. it went... ehhh.. mushy i guess, theres no visible tears in it
replaced it with the energy suspension mount, without the preload plate (when i held the stock one and the other one side by side they were the same size without the plate so i went that way)
was great for like a day, at least it felt great, maybe it was just because it felt so bad before.. heh
now its not as bad as it used to be, but its definately losing power, still not getting those *** kicking shifts

could i have worn out the engine mounts as well? or is there somewhere else i should be looking
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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plenty use the es poly mount without the plate and have had great success. i think there is something else going on most likely.

tv cable adjusted correctly, correct fluid and amount?
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 03:55 PM
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Car: '89 Firebird Formula
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the fluid is the correct type, but i just checked today after a long drive and it seems its overfilled a quart or two, and there was air bubbles in it.. would that cause much of a problem? i guess ill have to drain some

is there nothing else that gets worn out that could be causing this weirdness?? ive only seen one other person describe it.. but when it went bad, when you got on the throttle and it shifted hard it felt like the back tires were going crazy... kind of a weird feeling
atm it doesnt feel like that, it feels a new kind of crappy now
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