1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Fatmat or the like to reduce engine vibration?

Yeah, the TSW mount isn't awesome in this regard.

I replaced mine with a Vibratechnics and it's much, much better. Calmed 90% of my NVH issues. Still maybe a bit more rattly than the stock mount, but not much. And it's a far superior design to the stock mount or the TSW.

The TSW mount was the best available option several years back when the OEM mounts were all rupturing and there was no other non-OEM option. But the VT mount beats it in every way, IMO. As it should, for the price (it's much more expensive).

 

Forgot all about the Vibratechnics mount. I believe they have a street & a comp model. Next time my oem mount pukes I'm going the VT route.

Www.vibra-technics.com/mini_bmw/mini_cooper_s_r53_12_03_07_06/523/MIN906M/right_hand_engine_mount

 

I had a TSW engine damper on my car for about 2 days before I pulled it off. NVH got to me too.

If it is the trans mount adding matting to the strut tower may not give the results you want. But you might as well try. Other than that removing them seems to be the only option as far as I know. Good luck.

 

Fatmat won't help at all with engine vibration. It's for acoustical isolation on body panels that flex.

 

Sound deadening is not going to help with this unless it is used to try and dampen the rattles. The vibration is simply caused by the mounts. Harder mount=vibrations.

I have the Powerflex inserts on all of the mounts and the only vibration I get is at idle (very little, more with the A/C on).

 

This will fix your issue. ^^^^^

The TSW mount is junk and the root of all your vibration issues.

 

I was going to say something earlier but figured he was happy with his mounts but just wanted to stop some of the vibrations.

Nonetheless I have the right side vt mount and the torque link which is the tranny mount and let me just say they are amazing. Very little vibration.

I have a picture on my user page of me holding it.... it is a very handsome piece indeed. The mount that is! Ha!

 

Seth is yours the track or road model of the engine mount?

 

You didn't ask me... But I run the road. It's bliss.

 

Like Blimey, I have the street/road model. No sense using track ones.

 

Does anybody run the track models, and if so, how do they compare to a TSW / Powerflex / Powerflex combo?

 

Another vote for the VT mounts.
I have all three and there are no vibrations. I have the street ones.

 

The VT track mounts are stiff but not TSW rigid stiff.

Unless you have a race / track car you don't need the race version on the VT mounts the street mounts will be fine and not fail or shake your fillings out.

 

Let us know how you like them compared to the TSW mounts.