Had some time this weekend to mount these bushings.
Here is a a small How-to:
The product itself, notice this is for an older Veloster, so I was a bit unsure it would fit a new i30N. It sort of fits, but not 100%... see pictures below
https://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-hv-002.htm
Jack up the car on the left side & secure it with a jack stand under the front subframe.
The dog bone is located on the left side. You should be able to dismount it without taking off the plastic undertray. I took it off since I was curious to see the engine from underneath.
Taking it off is very easy, there is no stress or weight on this mount so you should be able to just slide it out. A word of caution, the long 17mm bolt has a nut on the other side. This nut is not welded on, so use 2 wrenches when loosening this nut & bolt.
Disassembled on the bench. The long 14mm bolt might be tight, So put the mount in a vise to easily loosen the bolt.
The OEM bushings:
The Torque Solutions bushings:
So these are about 4mm thicker... resulting in the following problem:
The bushings are too thick resulting in the bolt being too short.
My solution is to shave a few millimeters of the new bushings with a hacksaw. This worked and I was able to reassemble the torque mount.
When reinstalling the mount back on the car, make sure to firstly tighten the 2 14mm bolts to the subframe. After this, tighten the large 17mm bolt. By doing so the engine will stay in its natural position. If you do it the other way around, there might be a chance you pull the engine back a few millimeters and pre-tension the bushings and engine mounts, not good. So it is best to tighten 14mm,14mm,17mm
Review:
These bushings feel much much harder when squeezing them. So I was a bit worried they might be too hard for daily use.
However vibrations and noises are quite acceptable. The most vibrations are in the lower range 0-1500rpm. Higher they are almost not noticeable.
Most vibrations are noticeable in the steering wheel and throttle pedal.
When doing hard pulls thru the gears there is a faster reaction time between throttle input and the car moving forwards.
So this mod will be for people looking for better 0-100 times or a bit more direct feedback when pressing and releasing the throttle.
I was looking for a better clutch feel. A bit of feedback at the point when the clutch engages, this has no effect on the clutch feel sadly
So I might be going back to the original bushings and look for a better solution for that quest.
If you like the advantage of a faster responding motor, this is the mod for you.
At the moment of purchasing these bushings they where the only ones on the market. At this moment Powerflex has a i30N specific product
https://www.powerflex.co.uk/product-details/Lower+Torque+Mount+Bush+/13185.html
I would recommend buying the powerflex product since they need no modification with a hacksaw
Greets
Here is a a small How-to:
The product itself, notice this is for an older Veloster, so I was a bit unsure it would fit a new i30N. It sort of fits, but not 100%... see pictures below
https://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-hv-002.htm
Jack up the car on the left side & secure it with a jack stand under the front subframe.
The dog bone is located on the left side. You should be able to dismount it without taking off the plastic undertray. I took it off since I was curious to see the engine from underneath.
Taking it off is very easy, there is no stress or weight on this mount so you should be able to just slide it out. A word of caution, the long 17mm bolt has a nut on the other side. This nut is not welded on, so use 2 wrenches when loosening this nut & bolt.
Disassembled on the bench. The long 14mm bolt might be tight, So put the mount in a vise to easily loosen the bolt.
The OEM bushings:
The Torque Solutions bushings:
So these are about 4mm thicker... resulting in the following problem:
The bushings are too thick resulting in the bolt being too short.
My solution is to shave a few millimeters of the new bushings with a hacksaw. This worked and I was able to reassemble the torque mount.
When reinstalling the mount back on the car, make sure to firstly tighten the 2 14mm bolts to the subframe. After this, tighten the large 17mm bolt. By doing so the engine will stay in its natural position. If you do it the other way around, there might be a chance you pull the engine back a few millimeters and pre-tension the bushings and engine mounts, not good. So it is best to tighten 14mm,14mm,17mm
Review:
These bushings feel much much harder when squeezing them. So I was a bit worried they might be too hard for daily use.
However vibrations and noises are quite acceptable. The most vibrations are in the lower range 0-1500rpm. Higher they are almost not noticeable.
Most vibrations are noticeable in the steering wheel and throttle pedal.
When doing hard pulls thru the gears there is a faster reaction time between throttle input and the car moving forwards.
So this mod will be for people looking for better 0-100 times or a bit more direct feedback when pressing and releasing the throttle.
I was looking for a better clutch feel. A bit of feedback at the point when the clutch engages, this has no effect on the clutch feel sadly
So I might be going back to the original bushings and look for a better solution for that quest.
If you like the advantage of a faster responding motor, this is the mod for you.
At the moment of purchasing these bushings they where the only ones on the market. At this moment Powerflex has a i30N specific product
https://www.powerflex.co.uk/product-details/Lower+Torque+Mount+Bush+/13185.html
I would recommend buying the powerflex product since they need no modification with a hacksaw
Greets
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