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Update 10

Posted On June 20, 2016

Wheels are also on XXR 530s 17×7 front and 18×8.75 rear and of course my bambi brakes x)

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Upgraded my motor and trans mounts last night with Cusco mounts and its made a significant difference in engine placement and movement. With the oem Mounts the main coolant feed pipe was very close to the frame almost rubbing on it! I could shake the engine left and right with my hands from the transmission mount location!

With the new mounts the whole assembly is rock solid the engine sits up more as well. The OEM mounts seem to let the engine slant down(downward like this–> \) since there is no real front mount. The cuscos seem to be more solid and help hold the wait of the front of the engine evening out so it sites more even(like this –> –). My coolant lines are now further away from the frame and no longer able to come close to rubbing on the frame! yay

The Cusco mounts I’m sure will shake the car a bit more then OEM mounts but still wont be as bad as a solid mount since they still have very very very hard rubber to help a “bit”. Since I’m still on block I can’t assess the shake just yet.

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(Don’t worry about the car parts bench you see in the background. Its the post kit car 280z project. The car will need a new paint job so don’t worry no nice cars were damaged for this image.)

I started having high idle issues. I found that my IACV was stuck open. After reading I found this is very common issue with subarus. And I assume since the motor has been sitting for a while the carbon build up just kinda locked things up. I found this guide very helpful. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show….php?t=1704762

I got my sound deadening/ heat shielding installed. I used hush mat as it seemed to be an affordable good quality product and helps with both heat and sound. I put a pad both on the inside of the firewall and on outside of the firewall.

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Shifter is using the MR2 shifter I may do some changes with it in the future but for now the current configuration works for how I would like it.

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My FR-S center console is starting to fall into place how I want it. Current set up with the car has a nice cockpit feel with the arm rest/ shifter above the waist. This is still a bit ruff I look forward to the finish product when I have it all set up.

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