I had the vibra technics mount fitted, the car felt great for about 200 miles over a month (Went on holiday in between) and it was back to its shaky self.
I just don't get it, new mount was fitted, car felt amazing, the steering was sharp and everything felt solid, then it just went, the steering feels lighter and feels like there is less feedback. I would say it is better than it was on it's original mount where vibrations could be felt over a wide speed say 40-80mph, now it just happens between 50 and 60.
The turbo spools up, and once the wave of torque hits the whole chassis vibrates, starts off with small vibrations at 50mph and builds up to much more of a wobble at 60, then it's gone. Anything over 60 is smooth. It also seems the vibrations are much more obvious on smooth surfaces.
It's also much worse when the car is warmed up.
When accelerating slowly (i.e. not full boost), or maintaining speed the car is smooth, it's only when full power is down that it shakes, which really just detracts from the fun of the car.
I just can't work it out, it really dose seem like just putting it up on the ramp and taking the weight off the wheels is enough to allow the mounts/suspension/joints to settle enough to fix the problem temporarily. When I had two front tyres fitted, the car was up on the ramp and it drove amazingly for a few days afterwards, then it's like flicking a switch and it's awful again.
It's the same every time, I have been to several indies to see if they can diagnose it; it goes up on the ramp and everybody has a good look, nobody can see anything wrong, and then it drives great for a day or two!
but after a lot of little changes here and there plus a few major ones it looks a hell of a lot better now (imho) and that's with having to keep the privacy glass.
