Bottom Engine Mount Bush Upgrade - Firmer .

[hoodygoodwood 71 3 Cars]

The standard/original bottom engine mount bush is perished on my 309 GTI and will be replaced , I may be fitting a Magnex manifold so a stiffer rubber bush is required to stop it hitting the tunnel when the engine moves . The obvious solution is a BBM solid rubber bush , I have one already fitted to a spare mount but have used them before and they are very harsh , as this is a road car I want a bit more refinement .

Is there a suitable replacement that is halfway between the 2 options , it is effectively a void bush and I wonder if there is a bush from a specific model that has more rubber and less void .eg 306 P bushes from a Berlingo iirc which is a firmer option than std .

I drilled holes in the rubber of my last BBM bush to reduce the horrendous vibration in the car , could do this again with even more holes I suppose .

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Just turn the std one 90 degrees in the housing, a good halfway house, or there are the powerflex things

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Persevere with the BBM bush is my advice. Yes they rattle everything to death when new but son settle down.

[hoodygoodwood 71 3 Cars]

I fitted a good standard bush 90 degrees round on my Goodwood a year or two ago , I have the std cast iron manifold so did not need to do it I just wanted that firmer feeling through the drivetrain .

I might have to stick with the BBM bush and drill a few holes in the rubber to soften it a bit .

Thanks .

[Anthony 1,003]

I must admit that I've never found the lower BBM Group N bush on its own that harsh at all and is what I tend to run all my 205's, but the full Group N kit is a bit much for a road car I agree and is borderline unpleasant when it's first fitted.

 

Everyone is different though and some are more sensitive to NVH than others.

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

I've cant say I've had any complaints with the BBM GrpN setup either tbh and I've had the whole kit on my car for a few years now.

 

Yes it is a bit harsh in the interior at first but I found it did settle after a few runs / miles were added to the car. Although on saying that I did come into 205 ownership having had a full-on race spec engine mount setup on my road going Mk1 Focus RS and those are so much harder than that of the 205 ones, so I guess I was already a bit used to the vibration.

Edited March 4, 2015 by AlexRS2782

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

I'm group n all round.

Firms it all up nicely.

I did get rid of group n rubbers in the suspension top mounts though.