So, FoST mods that keep your car under warranty are actually kinda cheap

"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
06/30/2015 at 15:57 • Filed to: None

Well, that is if you are a Land Rover guy. I think that the Mountune Mp275 kit could genuinely be in my future. I will gain many torques and a few whalepowers.

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DISCUSSION (17)

Cherry_man1 > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 16:02

Look into Ford racing’s stuff as well.

Coty > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 16:09

For the love of god get a Boomba Rear Motor Mount too.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Coty
06/30/2015 at 16:18

May do that.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Cherry_man1
06/30/2015 at 16:19

IIRC the Ford Racing stuff is just rebranded Mountune bits, and also the Ford dealer will sell you the Mountune bits and install them without voiding your warranty.

Coty > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 16:20

I’d let you drive my car with a Boomba RMM if you lived close.

BUT NOT YOUR WIFE.

TheOnelectronic > Coty
06/30/2015 at 16:24

What kind of difference does a motor mount make? I wouldn’t have thought you could notice something like that.

#legitimatequestion

Cherry_man1 > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 16:25

Good point.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Coty
06/30/2015 at 16:27

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Guess it’s getting around that my wife hates nice looking wheels?

I wonder if that made it to the twitter-verse, lol

Skamanda > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 16:41

Other than things specifically excepted in the warranty documentation (usually engine internals, upgraded turbos, and ECU tune), the Magnusson Moss warranty act says you can replace pretty much anything, and unless the dealer can prove it caused whatever problem you’re having repaired, your warranty is fine.

Expect the dealer to get creative, though. If they can find any reason to say a mod is connected, a shady dealer will try to come up with ANY reason to say it’s on you.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Cherry_man1
06/30/2015 at 16:43

Ford Racing sells the Mountune kit.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Skamanda
06/30/2015 at 16:43

I would have the Ford dealer install it all under warranty

jariten1781 > TheOnelectronic
06/30/2015 at 17:12

It’s not a traditional motor-mount, it’s a rear roll resistor. Both ST siblings have really rubbery ones that contribute to wheel hop and some metal to metal contact on hard shifts (people describe it as the engine hitting the firewall). In exchange for a little more NVH you can totally get rid of that with a new MM.

BREADwagon > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 17:40

I recommend you DON’T get the Mountune kit, due to being overpriced.

The intake crossover tube has zero gains, and the cone itself is a K&N filter you can get for $50 (and it doesn’t void your warranty).
The flasher is a re-branded Cobb Accessport V3. You can pick that up for $500. Their version with their tune is close to $800 bucks, a $300 premium over the Cobb (which is exactly the same).
PLUS their kit doesn’t come with their bypass valve (which I bought and it’s amazing), so the cheap OEM plastic one will fail at the new power levels...and maintains the OEM squishy FMIC charge pipes.

The kit is $600 too expensive...so it’s pretty much like you’re buying a $600 warranty of dubious nature. The ford racing warranty is not the same as the factory warranty (it’s not as comprehensive), so I assume the mountune warranty is the similar situation.

This doesn’t include the labor it will cost to have the dealership to install it. The FMIC probably will be billed at 2 hrs, the flash (which takes 10 minutes) probably another hour...so about $300-$500 for a dealer to install it to maintain warranty.

I say, take your $2200 and get the Cobb AP ($500), Cobb FMIC w/ Charge Pipes ($1100), K&N filter ($50) and pocket the $850 to about $1050 for anything in the future not covered under warranty.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > BREADwagon
06/30/2015 at 19:17

hmmm, good points all around.

Coty > TheOnelectronic
06/30/2015 at 20:43

What Jariten said. It reduces (pretty much eliminates) wheelhop.

I.E. if you launch the junk, it doesn’t feel like you’re getting punched in the head anymore.

Coty > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
06/30/2015 at 20:45

It’s more the fact that it’s right

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< there.

TheOnelectronic > Coty
06/30/2015 at 20:54

I... can’t say I’ve had that experience.

Then again I am making about 30% less power than those sea level chumps.