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I've been reading on the Swedespeed forum about the benefits of the Torque Mount Insert provided by Powerflex. However they all seem to own petrol engines. Has anyone with a diesel tried the mod?
Here's the thread.
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...upgrade-so-far
Here's a picture of the insert in place.
Thanks Guys
don;t know about that but like the username
How about an introduce yourself thread with some pics of the D5...:welcome:
Come on guys, it only needed one warning, remember the OP is trying to seek information and opinions here.
Mr Tyler Durden (great name btw) is there a reason you are considering moving away from Volvo OE bushes? (Handling / Feel / Because the old ones need replacing and these are yellow?)
Cheers :)
As OP is from Shrewsbury, it might be a good idea to come along to our next volvo meet at the Smoke Stop in Ford, that way you can have a chat and maby try out some cars. keep an eye out on the meetings section :), and for what it's worth, I think polybushing your diesel will rattle your teeth out :)
it did with Bonny, i fitted a Powerflex top mount & that only lasted 2 days before going back to a Volvo rubber bush (& i'm quite tolerant to noise/vibrations)Quote:
Originally Posted by claymore
Given that the two main lower engine mounts are Vacuum controlled by the cars ECM at a certain a rpm, fitting a 'stiffer' poly bush would, without doubt, have a detrimental effect on the cabin's vibration at engine speed over 1500rpm. At 1500 + rpm, the two lower main Vacuum controlled bushes become 'less' stiff as there is less vibration. The top engine mount is required to remain pliable otherwise you will suffer excess vibration and cabin noise.
So, to conclude, it's ok to fit poly bushes of varying stiffness to a petrol car depending on it's use, but very careful consideration needs to be adhered to on Diesel's to maintain a good equilibrium between comfort/performance. Therefore, replacing the top mount with poly IMH is a very bad idea on a diesel.
I've changed lower mount and upper big and small and the strut bar and subframe mounts. Mine vibes a bit but around tick over but it's gone at 1000. I quite like it makes the car tingle and feel alive and I get a nice noise from the exhaust at 1,500 rpm then again when booting it.
As I said (the first time?), the Polybush on a Diesel can cause vibration but the benefits sometimes outweigh the niggles. A softer powerflex bushing is typically recommended on a Diesel.
Can you please explain the benefits for us :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesT5
Yes certainly. The power delivery seems smoother, the throttle response seems more 'instant' and the car feels generally more stable around the bends and when accelerating. It made a massive difference to the feel of the T5.Quote:
Originally Posted by claymore
Interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesT5
How does fitting poly bushes compare to fitting new standard rubber bushes?
We're not talking about petrol engines, we're talking about dieselsQuote:
Originally Posted by JamesT5
As well as avoiding polybushing that top mount on your D5, I would also avoid buying a cheap replacement mount from Ebay, as mine lasted less than a year. Currently, the car sounds utterly dreadful when pulling away or reversing. Sounds as though the engine is falling out!
He's still at it and I'm thoroughly pi$$ed of that my completely valid point was removed last night, does anyone on here have experience of the torque bushing pictured at the beginning of this thread ????? and fitted it to a diesel Volvo ????, or are we going to listen to someones limited experience of normal polybushes in suspension arms and engine steadies and as Chris has said new rubber bushes would offer massive improvements over worn items, we need back to back proven informative testing, not someone's biased and unsubstantiated best guess
I haven't tried it myself no, but I did read up on the polybush last year before i bought that cheap rubbish mount off Ebay, and the general opinion was not to use the pollys in the diesels as they give off too much vibration in the cabin.
However, this thread has given me an idea.
I will try taking up the gap in the mount with some tie wraps, and see if it helps with the horrendous vibrations that I am getting ;)
Mole's comment wasn't aimed at you at all mate :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stutgart69
Anno bud. It took me a minute or two to work out what he was on about, but I got there in the end :)
Not entirely agree with you, but opinions/guessing/limited experience should be made clear by the poster when posting so it can be differentiated from posts containing information from more qualified/experienced posts.Quote:
Originally Posted by MoleT-5R
I removed a whole bunch of posts, pissed you off, my apologies, did any of the posts that I removed actually help answer the OPs query, no they didn't and it was the Op that was more affected by the thread being taken off topic than those that wanted the chance to possibly get a dig in.
You might be able to fit the performance ford ones st/rs and alike ;), I know on the classic x40's you can fit Mitsubishi evo bushes and components, even brakes and FTO brakes will fit.
I believe the Ford Transit connect one is a good upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by S40kieran