As some of you are aware, I've had a few issues with my diff recently, full story here as this provides some of the background.
http://www.ozmpsclub.com/forum/tech-...solutions.html
Anyway until today I've never been 100% happy with the acceleration in AWD as the replacement diff rear mount Mazda installed after I broke mine had too much give in the rubber inserts, thus causing mild vibrations under most kinds of acceleration which I believe resulted in a power loss (seat of the pants dyno didn't feel quick)
Today I had the following installed:
1 x Turbine Tech forward diff mount, this basically braces the whole forward section of the diff and not the right hand side only. Full details of how this works here Turbinetech
1 x CP-e rear diff mount http://www.cp-e.com/2042.html
Turbine Tech Forward Diff Mount
Stock Forward Diff Mount
CP-e Rear Diff Mount
Stock Rear Diff Mount
In the third image of the stock mount I am pushing the insert, which has moved about 1cm, there is no movement with the CP-e mount!
So what does all this mean, several things
1) I can accelerate (moderate, WOT etc) and not feel any driveline vibrations
2) Diff resonant vibration has almost dissapeared (short test 15km freeway run)
3) The "Seat of the Pants" dyno tells me it's putting more power down to the road
4) I'm loving my car more so than ever
5) I don't think either of these brackets would break (axles might though!)
6) Slight negative, diff whine has increased (marginally)
So whilst this has not been a "low cost" mod I feel the overall outcome was worth it, as it also provides me with "peace of mind" for having broken 1 mount and sheared bolts, I felt a little nervous when I drove her hard! And most importantly she feels damn quick again
Cheers
Chris