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Old 04-24-2014 | 03:48 AM
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Series 1 motor mount compatibility

Hey so I've been doing a lot of searching and was unable to find an answer. I have had to resort to posting a thread. I have an 04 auto with 117k on chassis. My question is will s1 manual mounts fit s1 automatic mount locations for both sides? They have different part numbers but they look identical. I had a out of state friend take a picture of auto and manual mounts. If anyone could please just simply tell me yes or no with an exact explanation. I would appreciate it. Thanks a ton!
Old 04-24-2014 | 04:02 AM
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Manual mounts are much stiffer than AT, so if u use it on AT car, u gonna get some really shaky cabin.

AT/MT mounts have a big *** "AT" or "MT" letter on the mount body, you can't go wrong with them.
Old 05-01-2014 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by nycgps
Manual mounts are much stiffer than AT, so if u use it on AT car, u gonna get some really shaky cabin.

AT/MT mounts have a big *** "AT" or "MT" letter on the mount body, you can't go wrong with them.
Do you know this from experience or just from what you've read/heard? Just curious cause my passenger side mount is shot and it shakes like a modo. Thanks for replying btw. Hope to hear from you soon.
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On my 04 manual, i have replaced the mounts with BHR medium stiffness inserts. It eliminated the shifter shake, but now have a light vibration in cabin. I exchanged inserts to low stifness and now have no vibration. I rebuilt the stock motormounts with shore 80 neoprene and they can be had for 60. + shipping
Old 05-05-2014 | 04:29 PM
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Just get race roots solid mounts for dat racekar bro
Old 05-06-2014 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by shimmystick
Do you know this from experience or just from what you've read/heard? Just curious cause my passenger side mount is shot and it shakes like a modo. Thanks for replying btw. Hope to hear from you soon.
I have both mounts in my hands brand new, why ? cuz I have both AT and 6MT rx8.

gonna sell the AT mount out soon, cuz im gonna do a at to mt swap.

so yeah, I know what Im talking about, I think.
Old 06-24-2014 | 09:26 PM
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Does anyone suggest the polyurethane motor mounts over the stock ones? Why? Thanks.
Old 06-24-2014 | 09:32 PM
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Cash,

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-...ethane-212403/

Give that a read, in all honesty you shouldn't have to go past the 1st page to get your answer.
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The OE mounts still occasionally seem to break even after being filled, at least the RH one. It could be that it had already partially been stressed/failed when converted. You really can't go wrong with the RX8Performance mounts. They vibrate a bit more than OE, but are pretty much good for life. Or for about 2x more you can get some BHR mounts with several different stiffness bushings. Mazdaspeed Motorsports sells some stiffer OE style bushings now too, but they cost about $500/pair.



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