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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 11:18 PM
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My car has a pretty aggressive cam. Every so often when I'm at idle the car shake like crazy then goes back to normal. Is that normal or should I check out my motor mounts maybe?? Thanks guys
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stock mounts suck in my opinion, my motor shook with the stock cam... I put in a set of pfadt mounts and now it's rock solid and the power delivery also felt much smoother... I really like their design but after the way they treated their customers a year or so ago I am reluctant to recommend them anymore... there are some other companies making them now that essentially copied that design, fabberge is one and I believe lmr was making them as well
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stock mounts suck in my opinion, my motor shook with the stock cam... I put in a set of pfadt mounts and now it's rock solid and the power delivery also felt much smoother... I really like their design but after the way they treated their customers a year or so ago I am reluctant to recommend them anymore... there are some other companies making them now that essentially copied that design, fabberge is one and I believe lmr was making them as well
awesome. Thanks bro. Gonna def grab some and check out those brands. Appreciate it!!
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I would also examine the rear differential mount. If the front mounts are bad, it puts a LOT of stress on the rear mount under heavy loads.

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Pretty common occurrence with an aftermarket camshaft and stock mounts.
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