At work - Need Part Number ASAP

July 14, 201113 yr

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Arne,

I understand the logic but I am getting ready to sell this car and wanted the stock insulator. Also, at $36/each I could buy at least 2 oem insulators for the cost of the R/T mount and probably never need another one and not have to deal with the added vibration and noise I have read about with the R/T mount.

It's all preference. I like the Z the way the Z was designed. The 240Z was my first car in 1981. Everytime I get behind the wheel and fire up the engine I am instantly brought back to when I was 16 years old. We went to the lakehouse for the 4th of July weekend. I drove the Z, wife and kids drove the SUV. It was 93 and humid. No AC, black interior and am radio and I smiled the whole way. Even sitting in traffic.

My wife doesn't understand it but I am sure a lot of members here will.

Plus, if I wanted a car without any old car quirks I would of bought a Cayman S.

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July 14, 201113 yr

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Also, at $36/each I could buy at least 2 oem insulators for the cost of the R/T mount and probably never need another one and not have to deal with the added vibration and noise I have read about with the R/T mount.

Makes sense. However, I noticed no increase in NVH at all when I installed mine. But the improvement in driveline lash compared to the 6 month-old mount alone was amazing. Remember that most of us aren't using the R/T mount to replace the factory insulator, but to replace the strap which is one of the causes of insulator failure.

It's all preference. I like the Z the way the Z was designed. The 240Z was my first car in 1981. Everytime I get behind the wheel and fire up the engine I am instantly brought back to when I was 16 years old. We went to the lakehouse for the 4th of July weekend. I drove the Z, wife and kids drove the SUV. It was 93 and humid. No AC, black interior and am radio and I smiled the whole way. Even sitting in traffic.
My wife doesn't understand it but I am sure a lot of members here will.
Plus, if I wanted a car without any old car quirks I would of bought a Cayman S.

Oh, I get it. That's why my car is mostly stock and period-correct. But I can't pass up a mod that can't be seen w/o getting the car on a lift, and that made such a huge improvement in the car's drivability.