Engine Mounts

[zertek]

hey guys,

did a search but f*rk me, when u type in the words 'broken', 'engine' and 'mounts' you get alot of different search results relating to other things.

ANYWAY

was just about to set up an drop my 25 in my 32, when i only now just realised the engine mounts are broken.

See pics below ->

drivers side:

passengers side:

the actuall brackets from the engine to the mounting positions are fine. its just these black platicy rubbery parts of the mounts have cracked clean in half...

im just about to trip off too nissan to see if they have some replacements. anyone else had this trouble before?

[dmnt]

If you want to save a few $$$ i would suggest getting some VL turbo engine mounts (even just VL should do) shaving off the small rubber mounting point and using those. Far far cheaper than buying genuine nissan mounts.. However if you have snapped a mount or 2 using the rb20 i daresay that in time you will snap a few using the 25, but this would be a good temporary fix until you get some good aftermarket mounts.

[Simon-S14]

common to snap the pass side (torque side) best to get some poly mounts, theres a couple of traders selling them now

[zertek]

cheers guys.

I just got back from nissan, i didnt expect them to be cheap but when the guy told me $110 EACH i got a little light headed. I'll go check out sprints or something now an see what they can come up with an hopefully ill get this engine in before dark

[unarmed_skyline]

$110's pretty good, lol i work at a Honda try getting a new engine mount for less the $250 haha some of them are $500+ for the liquid filled ones

[zertek]

yea well not good enough:P i just got back from sprints and purchased some RB30E mounts for $34 for the pair the stud is a little short but i think ill just grind down the bracket a bit just enough for the stud to pop through properly.

[dmnt]

Thats the way zertek nice and cheap, reliable too

[zertek]

lol i wouldnt say 'reliable'. the stud doesnt even pop out the top of the nut.... it doesnt even make it half way but it will do for a temporary fix and atleast it will allow me to get as far as dropping the engine in.

just for peoples information the RB30E mounts are identicle to the RB20det and RB25det mounts except for the top stud is half the length. everything else about them is the same.