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Just wanted to give an update. I just wrapped up all the laser etching and box building. Tomorrow I will be packing up and printing labels. So for anyone who pre-ordered expect a tracking link from me either tomorrow or Saturday morning. I have less than 10 remaining if anyone else is interested! Thanks everyone!
I’ll take one for 60A Jeff! Bought a pedal spacer from you and it’s perfect. Sent you a DM
 
Installed mine today with just ramps under the front tires. The improvement in shifter feel and engagement is noticable immediately. Great product Jeff! This was my OEM pitch mount - I’m guessing it’s not supposed to be torn like this….?
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@Maineiac Glad to hear you are enjoying it so far!

So it seems to be very common that they look like that. I would definitely call it a design flaw. Even if it was designed to be separated on the bottom like that, it is one of the reasons there is so much slop and also why it will degrade much faster than a solid bushing.
 
Noobie question, bear with me here: I've never had to torque upwards of 150ft/lbs on stands before, so question for the fellas saying doing this without a 2-post is sketchy.

Do you mean it's sketchy as in (1) not being able to get enough torque on there before you start stripping the bolt? Or (2) you feel the car get unstable on stands...?

i do have over 6 different torque wrenches, and 3 are for high torque, 150+ to i think over 300ftlbs and use 6 pt impact high load hardened sockets. the larger torque wrenches make these jobs much easier and less scary. Never noticed any twisting on the GR. after removing lots of subframes Im used to the higher torque scariness and not as easily phased. But those first subframe or large axle nuts were a pucker factor of 11 for sure.
 
Noobie question, bear with me here: I've never had to torque upwards of 150ft/lbs on stands before, so question for the fellas saying doing this without a 2-post is sketchy.

Do you mean it's sketchy as in (1) not being able to get enough torque on there before you start stripping the bolt? Or (2) you feel the car get unstable on stands...?
I did it on race ramps and it didn't feel sketchy at all. I would have no hesitation doing this on jack stands.
 
I got mine installed last night with the 60A bushing, took more elbow grease than I was anticipating but I really enjoyed it on the short ride home. The car some extra NVH when idling but don't notice any when I get rolling.

As soon as I removed the OEM mount the engine block shifted a bit and caused the bolt holes to not line up when installing the new mount (the OEM mount also wouldn't line up so it's not at all an issue with the mount). I had to use a breaker bar to push the block over a bit and get the holes to line up but managed to get it without outside help. Looking forward to doing more driving soon!
 
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@andrewpadg thats interesting. I’ve changed mine out probably 10 times and done a few other local cars installation and I’ve never had to move the engine to get my holes to line up. It does shift but only slightly and I’ve jacked the vehicle both level and front only.

did you leave all bolts loose before trying to finger start the 4 14mm bracket to trans bolts?
 
@andrewpadg thats interesting. I’ve changed mine out probably 10 times and done a few other local cars installation and I’ve never had to move the engine to get my holes to line up. It does shift but only slightly and I’ve jacked the vehicle both level and front only.

did you leave all bolts loose before trying to finger start the 4 14mm bracket to trans bolts?
Yeah every bolt was loose, might just be something weird with my car. As soon as I removed the 4 14mm bolts when I was removing the OEM mount I could see that it shifted out of position and it would have been just as annoying to put the OEM mount back on as it was to install yours. I think now that I figured out how to do it once it won't be as hard next time but it took me a few hours to get it done in an autozone parking lot haha. I should have taken pictures but wasn't thinking about it at the time
 
I've had mine in for about a week or so now. I've noticed the NVH is most noticeable once the engine and trans is warmed up with the car in neutral. I've also notice that if you put any pressure on the brake pedal most of the NVH goes away.

There also seems to be a bit more vibration when starting from a stop in daily driving where you're not getting at it. Took a little bit to get used to.

Where the pitch mount makes a noticeable difference for me is in hard shifts under high RPMs. Daily driving seems minimally affected but when you're getting on the car and shifting at/near redline, the shifts are noticeably crisper than stock. I'm still new to the product so we'll see how it breaks in after a few hundred miles (I've got about 100 miles on it so far).
 
Installed mine yesterday. Some notes...


The Delta x pitch mount came packaged very nicely and is a good looking piece of kit. The installation was very simple, the most difficult part was loosening the vertical m16 bolt to the subframe. My 18" breaker bar was able to loosen it but my body position made it a little tricky. A longer breaker bar would have helped me here. My hunches tell me that the bolt is over tightened at the factory, not uncommon. There was a little bit of increased vibration with the new pitch mount, only at idle, and not much over stock with the 60a bushing.

When disassembling the stock mount, I noticed another rubber bushing that the subframe bolt goes through. Circled in the attached photo. Never mind that this is another type of pitch mount, but the photo was right where I could show this. This bushing doesn't seem to give too much. But I see an opportunity to fab a bushing replacement for this that would might bring more stiffness to the assembly. Overall , I'm very pleased with this part and the shifting is definitely crisper.
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yes I am aware of that bushing in the mounting bracket. I’m afraid that if that is made into a solid bracket it will create a lot of transmission gear whine inside the cabin. I believe to go a step further would be to create higher duro poly engine mounts to match the pitch mount. It maybe something to look into in the future 👊😎
 
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I concur. Maybe that rubber bushing can be pressed out and a poly one put in it's place. Looks like a press would be needed.
I’ll take a look next time I’m under. Bushings are quite inexpensive have manufactured as long as I order 100+

If this is something people are interested in doing I’d be more than happy to get a quote from my supplier to have some made.

@Fushaw thanks for your feedback. Without a doubt the biggest benefit is the shifting at high rpm’s. It’s definitely a part geared more to the spirited drives or track days. Are you running the 60 or 70?
 
I’ll take a look next time I’m under. Bushings are quite inexpensive have manufactured as long as I order 100+

If this is something people are interested in doing I’d be more than happy to get a quote from my supplier to have some made.

@Fushaw thanks for your feedback. Without a doubt the biggest benefit is the shifting at high rpm’s. It’s definitely a part geared more to the spirited drives or track days. Are you running the 60 or 70?
I'm running the 60a since this car will probably not see the track...for a little bit at least.
 
I’ll take a look next time I’m under. Bushings are quite inexpensive have manufactured as long as I order 100+

If this is something people are interested in doing I’d be more than happy to get a quote from my supplier to have some made.

@Fushaw thanks for your feedback. Without a doubt the biggest benefit is the shifting at high rpm’s. It’s definitely a part geared more to the spirited drives or track days. Are you running the 60 or 70?
no clue.

it’s the red one haha. I don’t remember what I ordered
 
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