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      07-08-2012, 08:20 AM   #23
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I'm sure I'm a bit naive here, but what problem do these motor mounts fix?

Functionally what changes would the driver experience other than more vibration?
The OEM mounts don't last long but this is more of an issue with the non-Ms since they have fluid filled rubber. Stiffer engine mounts reduce the twist under acceleration and deceleration. So shifting is easier and smoother. Throttle response is better as well. This probably won't benefit DCT cars much but there is a significant benefit for 6sp owners and non-M cars. Then the poly mounts SHOULD last longer.

DCT M3...probably be better just sticking with rubber.
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I just ordered both Engine and Tranny mounts from them. Now I just need to find a shop that knows how to properly install them.
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Here's a picture of what my original motor mounts looked like after 15 years and 129k in my e36. You can see that it was totally cracked around the perimeter. I bought the bimmerworld group n knockoffs (nice pieces by the way) but I chickened out on them because I didn't want to add the nvh. I went with oem mounts and car felt much smoother and snappier on accel. If they last me another 15 years I'll be happy.
I'm curious to see what the motor mounts look like on the e90 for those of you that are complaining that they are wearing out. e36, e46 and e90's all use the same part number.
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Here's a picture of what my original motor mounts looked like after 15 years and 129k in my e36. You can see that it was totally cracked around the perimeter. I bought the bimmerworld group n knockoffs (nice pieces by the way) but I chickened out on them because I didn't want to add the nvh. I went with oem mounts and car felt much smoother and snappier on accel. If they last me another 15 years I'll be happy.
I'm curious to see what the motor mounts look like on the e90 for those of you that are complaining that they are wearing out. An interesting factoid is that e36, e46 and e90's all use the same part number.
Was your E36 and M or non-M?

My e46 330 engine mounts were OK but the diff mounts were shot at around 90k miles. I believe the non-Ms have oil filled mounts which go bad much quicker than the solid rubber M3 mounts.
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Was your E36 and M or non-M?

My e46 330 engine mounts were OK but the diff mounts were shot at around 90k miles. I believe the non-Ms have oil filled mounts which go bad much quicker than the solid rubber M3 mounts.
I'm an 'M' whore - It's an e36 M3 sedan. My diff and subframe bushings are going in next week. I'm using poly for those locations though.
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I just ordered both Engine and Tranny mounts from them. Now I just need to find a shop that knows how to properly install them.
We install a lot of the Vorshlag parts to tracked e36s and e46s. Proper installation is a must or issues can arise.

Thank you for bringing your M3 in for upgrades. This is a shot of one of the motor mounts when we pulled it out. You can clearly see the cracking and this is around 60k miles.

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Here's a picture of what my original motor mounts looked like after 15 years and 129k in my e36. You can see that it was totally cracked around the perimeter. I bought the bimmerworld group n knockoffs (nice pieces by the way) but I chickened out on them because I didn't want to add the nvh. I went with oem mounts and car felt much smoother and snappier on accel. If they last me another 15 years I'll be happy.
I'm curious to see what the motor mounts look like on the e90 for those of you that are complaining that they are wearing out. An interesting factoid is that e36, e46 and e90's all use the same part number.
Also take into account the same part number means same design/materials and the same mount that was suspending and countering the torque effect from 240hp is now doing the same job for nearly twice the output. Just something to consider. I changed out to OEM M3 mounts in my E46 330 and I had Rogue Engineering "street" trans mounts and it felt VERY good!
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I replaced my E90M3 mounts with Rogue mounts, but did not like the added NVH and bought new stock mounts. On my E36M3, I run the red Vorshlag. I previously ran the Bimmerworld Group N knockoffs. Noticed no difference between the two. No getting around harder mounts transmitting more NVH. Do you need stiffer mounts or just fresh stock ones?
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I have BW Group N mounts. I saw a few Vorshlag mounts where the stud had broken off.
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The OEM mounts don't last long but this is more of an issue with the non-Ms since they have fluid filled rubber. Stiffer engine mounts reduce the twist under acceleration and deceleration. So shifting is easier and smoother. Throttle response is better as well. This probably won't benefit DCT cars much but there is a significant benefit for 6sp owners and non-M cars. Then the poly mounts SHOULD last longer.

DCT M3...probably be better just sticking with rubber.
I'm dct and mines torn in 2 and the other hammered
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