I fitted the dogbone insert , which helped a lot but in no way did it solve my 'engine slop'
....The insert (Neuspeed/ECS torque arm polythingy) will only help cure 'wheel hop' not 'engine slop'.
would have to disagree on that point RR.
Wheelhop or the thing we all call wheelhop (!), is a function of the level to which the engine is restrained (via the 3 mounts),the suspension components , the road conditions and tyres etc and the load through them.
For me and indicated by all the tuners the lower gearbox mount is the 'key' mount (as it control fore/aft engine movement/rotation) primarily , which for me is also classed as 'engine slop'
Therefore wheel hop and engine movement are inter-related (to some degree).
Thats not to rule out the influence of the side engine mounts as well.
On my car all 3 engine mounts have been checked by VW and Awesome and stated as 'within tolerance' / 'same as everyone elses'.
However for me the level of movement is unacceptable and still leads to excessive wheel hop if provoked.
There are some pictures on golfmkv.com that prove OE mounts all degrade significantly dependent on usage and mileage very quickly.
From reading all the comments on various forums , I cant help but feel that the 'baseline' position for engine slop/wheelhop is VERY different between cars given the number of variables possible (wear / tyre type /susp changes etc...)
(interestingly its the same as people providing feedback on the best tyres when the cars are very different too ...)
I intend to change the lower mount first for a VWR one then take it from there , I may even consider 2 new side OE mounts (but this may be a false economy)
Ideally I also need to combine this with the VF / BSH solid gearbox bar too!