Dynolicious Fusion - Golf R + DTUK box

[Poached]

Now that it's been nearly a year since I snapped bottom engine mount resulting 8k warranty claim i thought I'd post a video to show how it happened ,I was only my 3rd run & was experiencing a lot of wheel hoping from the extra power of the revo map. Straight away i knew something had broke so back off , you can hear The warning buzzer telling me the car was over heating because the engine hit the rad,but also smashed the DSG & damaged the catalytic converter thank god VW fixxed it under warranty.


http://youtu.be/1ZANbsFAu_s

How many launches had the car done before this happened (on and off the drag strip)?

[gazmondo35]

I had never done a launch control in it for fear of breaking something(ironic I know ),it was only my 3rd run when it snapped& had the traction control off.I think if I had kept the car I would have got a new part milled out of steel , the cast mount is so fragile.

[Poached]

I had never done a launch control in it for fear of breaking something(ironic I know ),it was only my 3rd run when it snapped& had the traction control off.I think if I had kept the car I would have got a new part milled out of steel , the cast mount is so fragile.

I see, do you know if the mounts on the R are different? Perhaps you just had a weak mount from manufacture, this was a premature failure to say the least.

There is a compromise between NVH and comfort for these cars. Changing all 3 mounts may be a bit harsh day to day.

[gazmondo35]

Not sure if the R mount is same as the gti , I would check for you but my car was stolen last week , if it is the same mount its probably under a lot less stress on the R being 4 wheel drive .