a while back, i contaced a guy that sells motor mount inserts on mr2oc, about making some for our 6th gens. i figured it would be a great upgrade for anyone who has a gt or a swap. i got the first set of inserts a few weeks ago and instaled them this past weekend. they fit great and a nice upgrade over the stock mounts. you notice a lot more throttle response, smoother clutch engagement, as well as shifting, and you feel more connected with the engine. it should also greatly reduce wheel hop and help with traction becuase the motor wont rock back and forth as much as it does with the stock mounts. the other cool thing is that they insert over your existing mounts, so if for some reason you ever want to take them out, you can.

here is a pic of them installed on my car.

REAR MOUNT

FRONT MOUNT


finally... here is a pic of the rear motor mount that i filled myself about 1yr ago. it worked well at first, but as you can see it didnt last long



last but not least, there is a really awesome Video review that an mr2 ower made about the mounts. i have to say that i pretty much agree with everything he said about them in the video. the install is a little bit different on our car then the mr2, but anyone with some basic tools can do the job. took me about 1-2hrs to do the whole thing.

direct link to the video:
http://www.lovehorsepower.com/Videos/MR2/M...nserts_NTSC.wmv
link to the website that did the review:
http://www.lovehorsepower.com/MR2_Docs/MotorMounts.htm

link to the site/person that made these and will be selling them. all sales questions should be emailed to kirk:
http://home.comcast.net/~kirkosaurus2/MR2_...ne_inserts.html

This post has been edited by lagos: Aug 2, 2006 - 3:05 PM

would these work on the st mounts?

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i dont think so. but if you have a pic of some ST mounts, post them and we can compare to make sure.

these will fit any car with a GT transmission. kirk also makes mounts for the mr2, so if anyone has a swap with an mr2 tranny, im sure he can mix and match a motor mount set for you that will work (gt front, mr2 rear inserts).

very nice!

how much is it for the set?

i belive its 50bucks shipped.... but dont quote me on that. thats just what kirk was selling the mr2 mounts for. i know these were harder to make so i dont know if there will be any price different on those. ill try to ask him for sure next time i talk to him. but i would expect them to be in the same price range.

This post has been edited by lagos: Aug 2, 2006 - 3:12 PM

Awsome, i just emailed him. Im swapping over to a beams, and the GT mounts are identicle, so this would be good since the motors not in the car yet.

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just taking a wild guess here, but the rear one looks the same as the GT. the front looks a little different tho.

those ST mounts look the same as the ones in my prizm/corolla

*starts to think about replacing the cracking front mount*

I'll stick with my ugly home made ones for now, but it's nice to know I have an option.

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i cant really see exactly what your front mount looks like but the rear one definitely looks the same to me as well

Hey Folks,

The price for the set is the same as the MR2 and Alltrac inserts, $50 shipped in the US.
All info can be found on my urethane motor mount insert webpage:

kirkosaurus.com

From the looks of those ST mounts the GT inserts should fit.

-kirk

This post has been edited by kirkosaurus: Oct 12, 2016 - 8:10 AM

Mines are shot, vibrations like crazy, tons of wheel hope, hopeless jerking between shifting and annoying shimmy when accelerating in 1st and 2nd gear..


I'm sold, just ordered some

What kind of condition do our stock ones need to be in? Mine are all still there just that the rubber isn't all one piece anymore.

Just a heads up, since the testing, fitting and varification was done just this week (thanks lagos!) it will probably be a few days until I get the first batch of these. That means they may not ship until early next week.

thanks,
-kirk

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hi,

This is in the FAQ on the urethane motor mount insert webpage.
Even if the rubber is completely torn out the inserts will hold everything in place.

-kirk

will you be making full inserts (ones where you cut/torch the oem out) and have a full polyurethane insert (like the prothanes for the SR20)

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i doubt he will because of how well these work already. these things are very beefy just the way they are. the engine stays very soild and you can definetly feel the mounts do their job. the whole car just feels so much more responsive then ever before. its an awesome upgrade, especially for a swap/trubo owner.

This post has been edited by lagos: Aug 3, 2006 - 1:57 AM

Lagos great post....I changed my Engine mounts before few days,i feel my car completly different!!I am using now C-one Engine mounts and C-one Rear Differential mount.I v done this by changing the timing belt,New Clutch,C-one Stablilizers and Cusco Rear Strut bar,i feel my car now like a train,amazing handling and response.

Great post,it will help owners that they want to put the power down.

WOOOHOOOO for kirk!!!!
ill be ordering up a set shortly!!

Ummmmm.....Hello! I need a couple of these.........Good job Lagos!

I'll be ordering these in short order. I was a bit skeptical while watching the video seeing as how they're inserts, but after seeing them fully installed I like the idea.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Aug 3, 2006 - 8:02 AM

Lagos
Im about to order some

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Which mounts are these, i have one similar to this. It came with the motor i bought.

that is a left side ST M/T mount.

just some info about 6 gen mounts...

the ST and GT rear mount is the same, No difference, same part #
the ST and GT front mount are 99% the same...the only difference is the GT has a base under it (where it bolts to the crossmember) and the ST does not. Kinda difficult to explain but the inners (rubber bushings and top of the mounts) are the exact same
the side mounts are very different from ST to GT stronger side mounts aren't really needed anyway

nice job Art

edit : new development - these inserts will fit manual Celicas perfectly (ST and GT). For any A/T Celica, the rear mount rubber inner is different and will not fit (the front is fine).

This post has been edited by Batman722: Sep 4, 2006 - 11:49 PM

ok, well i guess im out of optioions than, how do i order a set?! forgive me if its already in the thread, its hot and im lazy right now!. (just finishing up some packing for parts i sold!!)

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last link of the first post in this thread will send you to a page with kirk's paypal adress

just give kirk a few days or weeks to start mass producing these. the ones i have are a prototype and he has to go make a bunch more before he can start filling orders.

Maybe interested as well. Maybe someone make a list for a Group Buy!

you guys, i filled my mounts with the poly-urethane that is commonly used to 'glue' windshields onto the car..... it works and has perfectly for well over 3 years now.
it is maybe a little ghetto doing it that way, but it works.
those red inserts do look pretty damned cool!

Those who have ordered your inserts shipped today.
I have two more sets ready to ship and should have more by the end of the week.

-kirk

This post has been edited by kirkosaurus: Aug 7, 2006 - 6:22 PM

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woohoo!