Vibration from front of car

[cuprapete]

I have recently had my Leon Cupra R off the road due to buying another car, so thought it was the best time to have a play around with modifications for it. Have done:

FMIC
3" downpipe with 3" pipework straight through with sportscat
3" TIP (just ordered)
dogbone mount (powerflex)
front anti roll bar bushes

Fired it up the other day for the first time after doing all of the above and noticed quite a distinctive vibration in the interior of the car. Its definately a vibration and not a rattle.

Had a look underneath and the exhaust is nowhere near anything so im pretty sure its not that.

My question is could I be feeling this vibration due to the dogbone mount? Has anyone else had this after fitting an uprated dogbone mount?

Normally I would have done each mod at a time so would have been able to pinpoint which mod it was that caused it but I am at a bit of a loss at the moment

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Before I changed all the bits the car was whisper quiet inside and I would like to return it that way so if it means going back to OEM bushes on the dogbone then so be it.

cheers

 

[Adman77]

Yeah will be dog bone mount. It's a harder bush so it's not absorbing the vibration just transferring it all

 

[cuprapete]

Yeah will be dog bone mount. It's a harder bush so it's not absorbing the vibration just transferring it all

ideal, was hoping you would say that. In terms of performance is it worth me just going back to OEM bush?

 

[csd_19]

Your new bush will bed in and the vibrations will calm down.

From a performance point of view it's a no-brainer - leave it on.

The reduction in engine movement has shown to lessen the wheelhop if the wheels start to spin, and the lesser movement will also reduce the strain on your new downpipe and exhaust

 

[cuprapete]

Your new bush will bed in and the vibrations will calm down.

From a performance point of view it's a no-brainer - leave it on.

The reduction in engine movement has shown to lessen the wheelhop if the wheels start to spin, and the lesser movement will also reduce the strain on your new downpipe and exhaust

thanks very much for the advice, hopefully in a thousand miles of spirited driving it will bed in a little