Motor/Trans mount sizes?

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:26 am

I was talking to a buddy of mine (VW owner). And he told me about using hockey pucks for solid motor mounts. It sounds a little ghetto but he has been using this trick for 4 years with no issues at all. Seeing as how there are no solid options for our main motor mount or trans mount, this may be a good idea. Does anyone have a spare motor or trans mount laying around? I need the internal measurements of them (diameter of where the rubber is) so I can determine if this will work or not.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:38 am

I actually have both somewhere. MTX mounts.

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:52 pm

That's what I need

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:17 pm

The passenger side is about 3" diameter and 2.5" thick. Not sure exactly how a hockey puck would work, but that is an interesting idea. Reminds me of a guy I know that was using skateboard wheel bearings for shifter bushings.

You could always fill the mounts with a really hard urethane, they have some pretty stiff mixes available.

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:06 pm

A hockey puck is 3" in diameter

I may make a "how to" on it if it works well

Can anyone vouch if the trans mount is the same size??

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:15 am

I think it's the same size, but I don't have one to measure.

I'm curious how bad the vibrations would be with the passenger side mount, might be pretty harsh.

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:24 am

Personally, I don't mind. Its my gofast project. Vibration is expected

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boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:15 am

Are you talking the 4th mount the attaches to the passenger side frame rail? If so I have a solid mount there. As far as the trans I haven't seen anything aftermarket for it.

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:46 am

Yes, thats the one I'm referring to. Where did you find a solid option for that one? Or did you make it?

boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:10 pm

I made mine, but DCR sells them now too.

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:21 pm

MTX mount 2.60" wide
engine mount 2.20" wide

Both 3" in diameter

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:52 pm

occasional demons wrote:MTX mount 2.60" wide
engine mount 2.20" wide

Both 3" in diameter

Thanks for the info

wanna donate those mounts to the R.S.A.N.? (Ryans Society for the Advancement of Neons)

boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:22 pm

If you want measurements off the one I made let me know as I currently have the engine out. Also if you want a stock mount to modify I have mine somewhere just cover shipping.

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:25 pm

I am keeping mine to fill with epoxy eventually.

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:27 pm

boostalot717 wrote:If you want measurements off the one I made let me know as I currently have the engine out. Also if you want a stock mount to modify I have mine somewhere just cover shipping.

Ill deff take the stock one

what would shipping be to 19713?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:01 pm

boostalot717 wrote:I made mine, but DCR sells them now too.

http://www.dcrsrt.com/index.php?act=vie ... ductId=213

haha, not worth $125-$150 though.

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:10 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:
boostalot717 wrote:I made mine, but DCR sells them now too.
http://www.dcrsrt.com/index.php?act=vie ... ductId=213

haha, not worth $125-$150 though.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure hockey pucks are cheaper

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:22 pm

i seen someone do this already ryan, i believe it was over on neons.org. and yes it does work.

edit* here ya go, this thread talks about the front mount on a 1gn, but its not all that much different for other mounts.

http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?f ... ockey+puck

boostalot717 · Post by **boostalot717** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:41 pm

OhNoA2.0 wrote:
boostalot717 wrote:If you want measurements off the one I made let me know as I currently have the engine out. Also if you want a stock mount to modify I have mine somewhere just cover shipping.
Ill deff take the stock one what would shipping be to 19713?

Probably $15 plus tax for a flat rate box it will fit in. If you just want to do $20 PM me.

cook2790 · Post by **cook2790** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:32 am

I've pondered just using a solid piece of wood... Lol
Prolly deteriorate after seeing a little water if not painted or sealed..
After all the thought, I realized the $100-$200 for the solid set wasn't sounding so bad lol

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:25 pm

Yeah, I could imagine wood splintering up pretty bad under the stress. I bought boostalots stock mount. Ill keep everyone posted on progress

Post by **jonnymopar** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:09 pm

Hockey pucks work EXCELLENT. Call it ghetto if you want, but they definitely work great. When I've made mounts out of hockey pucks, I'll start by gluing two of them together with a good weatherproof flexible epoxy. Then just work with it as one solid block.

The Daytona has square cutouts for the rubber inserts on all the engine mounts. Once I glued two of them together and drilled the hole for the metal sleeve, I just shaped the edges on a belt sander until it fit really snug. Works great.

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:34 pm

I see now, I was wondering how it would work without the metal sleeve. Funny coincidence, I woke up this morning and discovery was doing hockey pucks on "how it's made".

OhNoA2.0 · Post by **OhNoA2.0** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:13 pm

I got my load bearing motor mount in the mail today so I will be trying this out in the next few days