gcole

No kidding! Swapped them out last night and what a difference between 24 year old mounts new! Lots of little rattles and buzzes gone also, should've done this a long time ago!

RolanTHUNDER

Told ya so! Glad you got them done and feel the difference
BTW, look into getting an engine torque damper. I prefer the ones that fit onto your shock strut and attach to the engine hoist hole to the left of the VTEC solenoid on the head. The ETD will stiffen up the powertrain and prolong the life of your new mounts especially if they are OEM (soft rubber, liquid filled) so they don't tear as easily over time.

9KCanuck

Can you recommend one? I looked into one a while ago, but it seemed like they all required cutting the stock heat shield or some kind of custom heat shield. Is that typical?

cosmomiller

So my 2009 has 85K miles on it. Always garaged, never tracked even though I thought I would. All stock. I purchased new engine and transmission mounts as I thought I would replace them if and when I performed a clutch change.

Everytime I look at the engine mounts, I see no cracking or leaking of any kind. 13 years in and they appear to be just fine. I tend to think OEM is the way to go.

windhund116

I prolly would not replace them.

Mine look clean, with no cracks or leaks, too. I'm gonna let sleeping dogs lie.

Slowcrash_101

Honestly, if you know how to heel & toe, and don't do clutch dumps, drag launches, and are smooth with the throttle, you will never tear a mount on this car.

BrewDay09

The Ingalls Stiffy (later bought out by Dorman) was the top choice for the S2000, but it has been discontinued. I bought a clone version of it that was made by a member on this forum. It doesn't require cutting the heat shield.

I ran it for a little while but removed it. I have solid Spoon engine and transmission mounts and I think the combination made for too much vibration.

noodels

Js racing ETD here from MBs race car =5HP

noodels

Oh talking motor mounts i blame ^

engifineer

Yeah I think the days of hard autox launches (especially in Lincoln on concrete) was what wore mine out. I was on track when they failed but it was evident they had plenty of cracks forming in them already. But those 6000 rpm launches on 255s are pretty hard on mounts !