i remove it on all of my cars and have never noticed a difference personally...
-----Original Message----- From: Galen Bergthold [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:54 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [A2-16v] big metal block questions I removed the metal block and mounting ears from my subframe. I initially noticed only a slight increase in vibration at highway speeds (60-65 mph) or 3000-3200 rpm. Additionally, it is now easier to remove and replace the R axle. GBergthold > > Also while i was replacing the rear mount, i took off the big metal >block > > attached to the subframe. Has anyone really noticed any differance with > > vibrations from taking off? I couldnt really tell since i replaced a >mount > > at the same time. I was thinking of throwing it back on to see what > > differance it makes. > >Dunno. I left the block on, but have always wondered what difference >removing it would make. The only reason I can think of that it's there in >the first place is to change the resonant frequency of the drive train >vibrations. With all the things that have been changed on some of our >cars, >it could either help or hurt things. Just have to try it both ways, I >guess... _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________________ A2-16v mailing list [email protected] http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v For list archives, see listinfo link above.
