Replacing NA Miata engine mounts - Mazda Competition upgrade!

This video is the first of a new series on my 1991 NA Mazda Miata! I'm on a mission to go "OEM+" meaning I want to keep the original character of the car, but just improve it a bit in all the key areas and enhance the driving experience in the real world.

I was able to do this installation by myself in the driveway with a jack and a pair of jack stands. It was a bit tricky at times, and I had to remove or loosen a few engine components to get enough clearance, but in the end I was triumphant. My hope is that the things I learned along the way will be useful to you if you decide to tackle this job yourself.

I am happy with the new mounts, they are a subtle upgrade that help the car feel a little sportier, without ruining the comfort level. I would reccommend them if your old mounts are already worn out, and you want a small upgrade for a mostly street-driven Miata.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Raising Car & Loosening Mounts
3:54 - Tips from Future Andrew
5:17 - Raising Engine & Removing RH Mount
6:48 - Replacing RH Mount
8:49 - Removing LH Mount
12:20 - Replacing LH Mount
14:51 - How to line everything up again!
17:40 - Torqing & Reassembly
18:50 - Driving Impressions & Conclusion

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[coraxmx]

I was having issues understanding how the mounts and brackets worked. I’m building my first project car being an na miata. Thank you so much for this tutorial. It helped so much!!!

[DaveSimkus]

I love the sudden metal music when you fast-forward the struggles.

[Ashfielder]

Spent about three hours on this this evening, your video was a great help. At the moment I’m struggling to get the right side (US passenger side) to slide all the way down, I’ll try your technique tomorrow.

[calbackk]

Great job once again. And great filming and editing. Midsummer-greetings from Sweden.

[tjarkworthmann]

Hey Andrew, just discover your channel from germany! Very relaxed videos - i like them very much! Iam also approaching the OEM+ thing with my NA. Thanks for your effort!

[gael]

Just picked up an NB2 a few months ago and have slowly been baselining it and am now at the point where im about to start my OEM+ build. So yeah thanks for the inspo.

[lvrt]

Cool video and fair point with the assesment if it is woth it. One more safety tip perhaps is to put the wheel under the rocker behind the jack in case anything happens to the jackstand while wiggling the car or something. You can never be too safe while working under the car. Great video as always- looking forward to the next one! :)

[keithposter]

Really great video that gives you a full clear view of the mounts and the challenges with the bolts and access - thanks for the effort you took to record it so well. 
On the LHD passenger side you can also take out the bracket between the oil filter and the alternator. This is just additional support for the intake manifold and can be safely removed. It's also useful to take this out when changing the oil filter as it gives you extra space to get a filter tool in there if it's tight. One more thing - my torque wrench says not to use it to undo things - I don't think using them for leverage is a good idea 😉

[olivermuessig]

Thanks for posting those videos.Very inspiring, you make it look so easy :).

[ajhurst]

The only video that clearly depicts a possible solution to that one bolt obscured by the exhaust. Thanks. Did you have to bleed your brakes after disconnecting that line?

[gearhead]

Great job 👍 Probably the best shifting car I ever had the pleasure to drive. How is the Manta doing?

[Jack-tiro]

Im hearing a bit of a squeaking noise during your test drive at the end of the video that sounds really similar to my car, did you figure out what that might be? My suspicions were the speedo cable?