Hi all,
Recently as some of you know I've added a Corksport Strut brace and today had a CP-e wishbone engine mount installed, here's a quick run down on what they have achieved, early days but I will add some more feedback down the track.
CP-e Lower/Rear Engine Mount
Stock Lower/Rear Engine Mount
First impressions:
1) You can feel the vibrations on idle, particularly when A/C is on
2) You soon forget the vibrations when you start shifting gears
3) Every gear engages more fluidly and quickly, particularly 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, and downshifts to 2nd are much smoother
4) "seat of the pants" dyno tells me I'm now accelerating more quickly as my gear shifts have suddenly improved.
5) No real negatives apart from the slight vibration on idle, which has been suggested here that increasing idle speed to 900rpm eliminates this!
Strut Brace
First impressions:
1) Since the coilovers went in, the car felt a little loose, particularly on rough roads and especially from the front
2) After installing the steering felt tighter and turn in is definitely sharper
3) Overall handling feels more solid and flat (though it felt like it was on rails already with the coilvovers, it just feels better overall)
4) The car feels tighter in general
5) Only negative is I think I now need a rear strut brace as the rear feels loose!