For a 2002 911 turbo what trans mount is best to upgrade to ?

objective...not to stiff but not oem

Mostly street driving and I DE the car once a year. thx Ed

upgrades:
1. 200 cell cats speedteck X exhaust
2, upgraded F hose and BOV
3. Porsche sport suspension
4. engine mounts
5. Porsche 997 front brakes & Racingbrake rotors F&B
6. 1 bar protomotive tune
to do next
7. FVD header is next mod this winter
8. which trans mount?

 

just stay with the oem 997 mount. if you wanna get fancy and even possibly tighten up the feel more ( but btw a upgraded mm's and a new 997 mount it WILL be "tight"..) try the torque solutions poly t-mount inserts https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...t-inserts.html or the function first http://www.function-first.com/produc...s-mount-insert which are "essentially the same PRINCIPLE which is to add "poly" ( they ARE poly inserts in point of fact! ) and help to offer a compromise btw full on SOLID mounts w LOTS of NVH and a stiffer but a bit more "livable" NVH quotient. they make 3 kinds, "soft" and "street" ( best for dual duty or canyon cars ) and a track version. there's also a window weld mod you can actually fill the gaps of the circular mount yourself which is using a similar principle of the FF inserts, in an effort to lessen lateral and well, any i suppose, movement. any of these are going to tighten up your car, especially in concert with a good semi solid motor mount, while keeping the noise and vibration down to a ( for MOST people ) a "livable" level. it can get a bit dicey though on the street for long periods even w semi's! and unless tracking? avoid full solids they are teeth clenchers. for the same reasons you wouldn't want solid sub frame bushing on a street car. every time you remove "rubber" you gain something ( tautness/feedback etc ) while adding NVH. so you takes your choices lol

 

I've tried various transmission mounts pretty much all of them provided tons of NVH with imperceptible performance difference. The latest OEM GT3/TT version is very good. What's good for a 997GT3 4.0RS or GT2RS is certainly good enough for a street driven 6TT. That's what I run and my car is 99% track. If there is a better mouse trap, I'll generally have it. Upgrade engine mounts to semi solid OEM 964RS mounts or similar and you will see a drastic improvement. Semi solid engine mounts with a new OEM trans mount will give you huge improvement over stock as you will be stiffening 70% of your 3 attachment points. You could always add the Function First trans inserts if so inclined. Been there, done that...

Love your avatar by the way. That is a picture of my engine/transmission that I posted when it was out of my car a couple of years ago. The RUF intake and gearbox cooler is a dead giveaway..

[url=https://flic.kr/p/meyc94]

 

john,.. are you saying this gentleman has inadvertently chosen a picture of YOUR transmission to use as his avatar pic?! lmao

dude, you're famous. hah! merry xmas btw...

 

Yeah, It's a sexy picture I guess.. lol! Merry Xmas Mark!

 

Thanks for the direction from both of you. I forgot I installed the Porsche R/S motor mounts 5 years ago from suncoast. When id id the SS brake lines and brake upgrade.

Then I will call them for the 997 upgrade trans mount.

As far as avatar... its my dream to drop it in my garage... inspiration.... I guess.
Best way to get help is from someone that has done it before.... interesting i dont know where i got this picture from...its been on my laptop for so long.

"Love your avatar by the way. That is a picture of my engine/transmission that I posted when it was out of my car a couple of years ago."

 

HAH unbeleiveable.. i'm sure the op had no idea.

..and to you as well.. and a prosperous new year

 

The old style 996 mount with the large voids is no longer made. All the cars get the latest 997 trans mount which is used on everything up though the 4.0RS, part number 99737503303. It is stiffer with more rubber, less voids.

 

lol get or at least start! w the 997 mount you'll be fine..

and to further embarrass him. i have his ENTIRE build list tacked onto my home screen lol. but he knows that. he's like the team leader round here..

cheers.. merry xmas, and welcome aboard.. it's a great and helpful room!

 

One last question while im installing the trans mount I plan on installing headers.
Im stock K16 and have a friend that has FVD for me to use.

i have a choice I can go with either Agency or FVD...
Any perspective on this ? Im leaning towards the FVD

 

Do NOT install any aftermarket headers. OEM headers are excellent and run by guys well in excess of 1000hp. They are the same headers used on the 997TT/GT2. They are double walled unlike any of the aftemarket headers. Take the OEM headers and have them ported. There is a lot of room to be gained there.

Stay away from anything Agency Power. It's all Chinese garbage. FVD is good stuff but nothing to be gained in the header department.

 

Only to add that's what mine are OEM ported headers. Speaking of Chinese garbage? I thought I did hear mention of some "manzo" exhaust which I'm quite sure falls into that category of cheap and dubious parts of unknown origin!

If so? He might want to look into some replacement of those, well before new or ported headers.

Just a thought.

 

thanks guys then i will get gaskets, new bolts and port existing stock setup and keep the "OEM ported headers".

Have a nice and Merry Christmass

 

I went straight from 996 mount to a semi-solid 75A mount, I like it for my car but could see others not liking the added NVH...that said, the quality of shifting is sublime with a semi-solid...

 

Do you ever get the 2-3 shift 'miss' with the 997 mount?