I just put lowering springs on about a week ago and this morning i put on the 2.0 Down pipe, we were going around a corner and hear a small metal crack type sound, i didnt think much of it and kept driving, when i got bak to my house we were making sure everything was fine and my friend pointed this out (see pics). I dont know if this was there before or not and if so is it bad?




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if i still had my balt i would help sorry , but that doesnt look good

 

=( thts my transmission mount rite?

 

i dont think so that is your tranny mount

 

There's nothing wrong with your tranny mount

 

so its supposed to look like that?

 

And that little metal plate is just a cover, it serves not purpose, i removed mine completely

 

thnk god lol, thnks for the help guys CSS FTW as usual. And plus rep for everyone it allows me to,

 

actually that little plate does serve a purpose and it is there to keep your manifold from melting your bushings

 

Well my bushings arent melting

 

am i going to run into problems with it cracked like that? would u guys recomend me buying a new one? how long have you hack been running without the plate?

 

God, like 4 or 5 months? at least


It's not cracked, its just a cap, just pound it back on if you must

 

alright, i think im just going to take it off so it dosnt look broke, cant hurt tht much

 

yeah but that is the purpose of that shield plat is to keep the heat away from the bushing what happens when rubber heats up gets really rubbery right so if you dont have the plate then your bushign aint melting but it is getting warm meaning that its not being as stiff as its suppose to be so heat + rubber = really loose

 

Me + Your mom = really loose.

Just Kidding

If he has a problem with soft mounts he can just pop the plate back in

 

where would i order i new one from CED? does anyone make an aftermarket one?

 

from what i read the only thing you make loose is your tub sock

 

the clips on the plate look like the broke

 

yep your screwed man lmao just kidding just jb weld it back on or something of that nature

 

hmm maybe...

JB weld sounds like a good idea

 

if your talking about the mount than yea they do. they have polyurethane mounts. theyre a bit better for the car...mostly the tranny, and reduce wheel hop as well, but they make the car vibrate a bit more, and some people dont like it. i personally love it though, but it seems the amount of vibrations the car gets is different for every car. its a personal choice for you.

btw, theyre like $40 per mount or something..pretty cheap supporting mod

 

^ your post convinced me to buy one, where can i get it? or better yet, where did u get it lol

 

that's exactly how it shoudl look

i really, really doubt that stupid metal piece actually does anything. it's paper thin, you can bend it with one finger. and for the temperature that the cat gets, i'm sure that metal peiece gets just as hot.

 

i think CPP and ZZP both sell them. i got mine from CPP:
http://www.cobaltperformanceparts.com/specials.cgi

 

and yeah that is why its called the tranny bushing heat shield