when i get on the gas in my camaro 3.4 my tranny hops up and down, i checked the mount according to the haynes manual by putting a pry bar between my crossmemeber and my tranny, i can raise my tranny about 2 inches, does this mean my tranny mount is broken? if so where do i go about buying a new one? thx

 

yes. you can get an SLP tranny mount from slpengineering.com (i think). i don't remember for sure but you might have to drill a new hole in the crossmember because the OEM hole doesn't align.

some people go for the poly mounts but i wouldn't do it unless you're ok with your car sounding and shaking like a tractor all the time.

 

i have a polyurethane trans mount and my car doesnt shake like a tractor... however it does viberate more... but its kinda nice..

drilling the hole in a crossmember isnt hard at all, just take the crossmember out of the car before you do it.

 

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im pretty durn sure that you will have to drill the crossmember, and rig up a spacer (i used an extra nut i had) for it to work properly

it took me an hour or so to do mine, but it was a prothane mount not an energy suspension

 

might want to go with something a little more solid than an extra nut for the spacer.

for any of the poly bushings you might get you'll definitely have to drill a new hole. I'd use some kind of shim as the spacer (the poly mount is shorter than stock). washers and nuts aren't really a good idea. you can make them from a bunch of household things preferably made of steel. you only need to raise the tranny about 1/4 of an inch to get it back to the stock position with the poly bushing.