Are mount upgrades required for stage 2?

Dalon · Apr 6, 2017

Hello all! I have a 06 TDI that I want to take to a stage 2 malone tune at some point and was wondering if I would have to, or if it is recommended to upgrade the pendulum mount to a billet mount and maybe even get a transmission mount insert or a whole new mount with a stiff insert from BFI. thank you!
- Dalon

Geobmx4life · Apr 6, 2017

Stock is fine

Your stock mounts are fine, up to you if you want to do the dog bone mount, they do wear out.

Owain@malonetuning · Apr 6, 2017

I guess he didn't like my reply via email

" So at what point would you recommend a billet pendulum mount and a billet transmission mount with stiffer inserts"

"Never"

I ran a stage 2 BFI dogbone insert on my 1.8T and it idled worse than an ALH. I'd consider going for the least aggressive dogbone upgrade you can find, and that's it.
cabin vibrations from heavy duty mounts will make you hate the car. I would rather tear a mount every few years than rattle my teeth out and feel every shift. If you want a race car, that another story and you should use a lighter platform, but don't ruin your daily with HD mounts.

Dalon · Apr 6, 2017

Owain@malonetuning said:
I guess he didn't like my reply via email

" So at what point would you recommend a billet pendulum mount and a billet transmission mount with stiffer inserts"

"Never"

I ran a stage 2 BFI dogbone insert on my 1.8T and it idled worse than an ALH. I'd consider going for the least aggressive dogbone upgrade you can find, and that's it.
cabin vibrations from heavy duty mounts will make you hate the car. I would rather tear a mount every few years than rattle my teeth out and feel every shift. If you want a race car, that another story and you should use a lighter platform, but don't ruin your daily with HD mounts.

Haha I didn't mean to disrespect and im sorry if I did. Was just trying to get a wider opinion on the subject. You did just answer my question, I do plan on doing more intense upgrades later on and that's when the engine mount upgrades would come into play I guess. For now though with just stage 2 and it still being my daily, the extra vibrations would be very annoying lol. Thanks again, Owain.

vanbcguy · Apr 6, 2017

Personally I'd run the softest mount you can find that keeps the engine from moving too much. Diesel vibration is a totally different animal than what you get from a gasser.

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Nevada_TDI · Apr 6, 2017

One of the other reasons you don't run a lightened flywheel on a TDI...

Votblindub · Apr 13, 2017

I'd get new mounts based on the fact that it says 183k in the sig. Just oem stuff.

[486] · Apr 13, 2017

I stuffed a couple chunks of 1/4" mudflap rubber on either side of the rear dogbone mount bushing. Had to push it together in the press to get the bolt to catch threads.

Rattles the dashboard now, I like it.
Gonna put a rod end bearing in the other end of it soon-ish because it still flops around more than I'd like.

Are mount upgrades required for stage 2?

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