DiCunzolo GEN2 Upgraded Trans Mount Review!
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Coilovers can be used to manage launch issues because of their adjustability. But there are downsides in terms of cost, labor involved to install, difficulty of installation, AND the inevitable battle between comfort and performance in areas where roads are ROUGH.
Either way you look at it, a vehicle is manufactured with compromises, because it is trying to balance peformance, fuel economy, comfort, and safety. You can tilt the %ages to your own liking, but there is always something that has to give
Either way you look at it, a vehicle is manufactured with compromises, because it is trying to balance peformance, fuel economy, comfort, and safety. You can tilt the %ages to your own liking, but there is always something that has to give
Okay, after driving it on city streets and the highway, my verdict is in...I LOVE THEM!
However if you're getting them, you should know that they do add NVH. But if you close your eyes while the engine is running, from the inside of the car it sounds like a mustang with a quiet Magnaflow exhaust, except there's no drone on the highway. I love it..AND it's actually no louder on the outside of the vehicle. It has actually given me a heavier foot...
As for the "feel", again, they're fantastic! I love the connection to the drivetrain. If your engine has a miss, you'll most likely know it before you get a warning light.
Another thing I've noticed is that the car no longer rolls [what feels like] 2 or 3 inches after you take your foot off the brake in Park. It's now more like 1 inch.
If you don't want NVH, these may not be for you....but I love mine! Thanks Anthony!
However if you're getting them, you should know that they do add NVH. But if you close your eyes while the engine is running, from the inside of the car it sounds like a mustang with a quiet Magnaflow exhaust, except there's no drone on the highway. I love it..AND it's actually no louder on the outside of the vehicle. It has actually given me a heavier foot...
As for the "feel", again, they're fantastic! I love the connection to the drivetrain. If your engine has a miss, you'll most likely know it before you get a warning light.
Another thing I've noticed is that the car no longer rolls [what feels like] 2 or 3 inches after you take your foot off the brake in Park. It's now more like 1 inch.
If you don't want NVH, these may not be for you....but I love mine! Thanks Anthony!
SHOdded said:In case anyone is wondering, the front roll restrictor was eliminated starting sometime in the 2017 MY and the rear was stiffened to compensate.
https://shoforum.com/index.php?threads/torque-struts-am-i-completely-stupid.139205/#post-1508599
So if my car is a 2018 it came from the factory with a better mount setup? or just the rear mount compared to a front and rear?
Agentlongwood
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SHOdded said:
So does that mean that if you were to use these upgraded mounts, you really only need the rear mount? If the front one isn't actually needed, maybe it's just adding unnecessary NVH? And running the upgraded rear alone, gets the benefits of the upgrade with a little less NVH. Just spitballing here, lol
ecoboostsho
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I was wondering something similar however if you just do the newer rear mount and no front I think you will end up with the same situation as the 13-17? I would think you would want to run the new rear and KEEP the front mount in order to stiffen it up more then "stock". Or just go with the new mounts and call it good!Agentlongwood said:
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Agentlongwood
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ecoboostsho said:
Huh? Do you mean you'd be in the same situation as the 18+ model years? Because after 2018 they have a better rear mount and no front. So if you have say a 2014, if you ran this DiCunzolo Gen2 rear mount and no front, then you'd have basically the same set up as the 18+ cars. Or am I going crazy and reading this wrong, lol...
ecoboostsho
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Okay sorry that was a little confusing. LOL I was just wondering that if instead of going with the DiCunzolo mounts you could use the "upgraded" factory stronger rear mount AND keep the factory rubber front mount for additional stiffness. It would be a sort of in between stock and full DiCunzolo poly mounts scenario if one was worried about the additional NVH from solid mounts. It would only be an option for people that had a car with front mounts originally since they apparently disappeared from cars 18+...Agentlongwood said:
I myself am probably going to go the DiCunzolo path as I would appreciate the direct drivetrain connection but I can imagine not everyone wants the added NVH of the solids...
Make any more sense?
Agentlongwood
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Ok yeah that makes sense, lol. The other thing I was wondering is if you could use the DiCunzolo mounts, but swap out the poly bushings for some beefy rubber ones. The way DiCunzolo's mounts are built, even a stout rubber bushing in them would probably have WAAAAYYYY less slop than the factory mounts, and maybe be a little less harsh than poly.
Agentlongwood
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I asked the man himself on facebook if he knew of other bushings that I could get that would fit his mount. I was asking specifically about high durometer rubber. Mr. Dicunzolo said he's actually tried a whole slew of different types of bushings and found polyurethane was best all around. He said the NVH is noticeably more significant at first, but that it tends to die down a bit after driving on them for a while.
avidmotion
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.....what is NVH.
ecoboostsho
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Noise, vibration, harshness! I just ordered these myself. He's super responsive.avidmotion said:
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Ramairetransam
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i still want to try just the rear decunzo (sp) rear mount and no front , lower the price and see how it is.
ecoboostsho
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Just installed these and it was pretty easy to do. You can feel the vibration in the steering wheel the most but I kind of like it. Haven't had a chance to go for a test drive but will first thing tomorrow. Top notch quality!
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