Today I managed to get my new parts on the car....
Prothane lower engine (tranny) mounts: $20.00 shipped
Pressing them in by a local machine shop: $10.00
Total: ~$30.00
This is a must for any SVT owner. You can feel a bit more engine vibrations in the car now, but nothing major by any means. If anything, the vibration goes with the sound of the engine and makes the car feel more aggressive. Throttle response is definitely better and does a much nicer job of getting our precious torque to the ground faster. Bottom line: Cheap mod, easy installation....do it. Aside from saving machine shop costs, I can't justify the cost of the VF Engineering or MAC mount. Perhaps the factory mount won't hold up under high loads, but my engine is still stock so we'll see what happens over time. Still, the factory 'dog bone' mount housing looks beefy enough.
AND
Steeda Tri-Ax Short Shift kit: ~$90.00 shipped.
Total: ~$90.00
Words cannot describe how nice this is. It reminds me of my shift linkage in my VW which had a short shift kit (set to 50% reduction) and almost 2.5" cut off the shifter. Shifts are more solid, no more slop. Looks alot better than that yard stick of a shifter SVT gave us. It does take more effort to shift, but you can't get away from that, physics won't lie. I'm expecting it to loosen up a bit once the grease gets squished around, but it is still far far better than stock. This is the way the shifter should have been delivered to us from Ford.
Both mods work awesome together. Before, I would be able to chirp my tires from first to second (@~7,000 RPM) with no problems (under hard driving). Now, I can shift at around 5,000 RPM and get the same audible response with less effort. The car feels and drives better...definitely worth the $120 price tag and the time.
Hope this helps someone out...
Nick
Prothane lower engine (tranny) mounts: $20.00 shipped
Pressing them in by a local machine shop: $10.00
Total: ~$30.00
This is a must for any SVT owner. You can feel a bit more engine vibrations in the car now, but nothing major by any means. If anything, the vibration goes with the sound of the engine and makes the car feel more aggressive. Throttle response is definitely better and does a much nicer job of getting our precious torque to the ground faster. Bottom line: Cheap mod, easy installation....do it. Aside from saving machine shop costs, I can't justify the cost of the VF Engineering or MAC mount. Perhaps the factory mount won't hold up under high loads, but my engine is still stock so we'll see what happens over time. Still, the factory 'dog bone' mount housing looks beefy enough.
AND
Steeda Tri-Ax Short Shift kit: ~$90.00 shipped.
Total: ~$90.00
Words cannot describe how nice this is. It reminds me of my shift linkage in my VW which had a short shift kit (set to 50% reduction) and almost 2.5" cut off the shifter. Shifts are more solid, no more slop. Looks alot better than that yard stick of a shifter SVT gave us. It does take more effort to shift, but you can't get away from that, physics won't lie. I'm expecting it to loosen up a bit once the grease gets squished around, but it is still far far better than stock. This is the way the shifter should have been delivered to us from Ford.
Both mods work awesome together. Before, I would be able to chirp my tires from first to second (@~7,000 RPM) with no problems (under hard driving). Now, I can shift at around 5,000 RPM and get the same audible response with less effort. The car feels and drives better...definitely worth the $120 price tag and the time.
Hope this helps someone out...
Nick
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