Here is a pic of the fuel feed line that had a hole in it. Whoever installed it tightened the clamp way too much and made the line really weak there.
When I was re-installing the fuel rails and injectors I forgot to grease the orings, so three ripped on me and fuel was spraying everywhere, that was fun to take the rails back off again, not an easy thing with all the supercharger lines running everywhere and blocking access to the bolts.
While the car was up on jackstands I decided to install my transmission mount, since I just got my full torx ratchet set I now had the tools to get it done. I got this mount 8 months ago and never got around to installing it. Then I got ambitious and decided I might as well install the poly motor mounts I also ordered 8 months ago. That took a bit longer than I was expecting. Here is a pic of the old and new mounts, and the stock tranny mount. You can see where the stock motor mount had started to fail and leak fluid out the side where it's shiny.
And the new transmission mount installed:
The passenger mount took about 2 hours to take out the old one and put the new one in, there was plenty of room on that side to move things around, I didn't even have to remove the starter or headers like most people do.
The driver side mount was a bitch, that's about all I can say. The steering stuff is over on that side, so there is basically zero room to do anything.
That side alone probably took me 6-7 hours. I had to unbolt the header so I could move parts around, and I had to disconnect the steering linkage to have enough room to get the old mount out. On the plus side, when I took out the steering stuff I found a missing bolt, which is why I think my steering wheel had play in it. Fortunately I had a million bolts from my mitsu so I was able to find one to fix that issue.
The stock mounts were pretty messed up. no fluid left in them and you could feel the motor take forever to stop shaking on shutdown. This is what the assembly looks like, the left side mounts to the subframe, and the right side mounts to the side of the block.
I took the car out for a quick test drive and wow, the car feels totally different. The only complaint I have is increased cabin noise under 20mph. Above that I can't really tell, but down low a lot of noise is transmitted through the shifter now that I couldn't hear before. Shifting is so easy now, it's amazing because before it felt mushy, now it's like having all metal bushings in the DSM.
At idle the car does have a little more vibration, but not bad at all, and definitely not enough to rattle anything. I can feel little hiccups sometimes (probably the computer trying to relearn fuel trims, disconnected battery for a couple days), makes me feel more connected to the car while driving.
Overall I'm super happy with the new mounts, now I just have to figure out this damn fuel issue.