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Look for DynaMat at car audio stores. High end car audio guys use it to damp vibrations and provide sound insulation. It ain't cheap, but works very well.
Start driving that 2.3L. They age fast if they sit. I have owned two 2.3L-8V cars and drove both to 400K before selling, and one I know is still going strong at over 500K.
As to the 2.6, the extra power is felt, but DIY is tougher. Also, the 2.6 is mush worse in the snow. The heavier six unbalances the car a bit in the snow. The M103 2.6L is as durable, or even more so, than the M102 2.3L. I sold my 2.6 recently with 399K on the odo, and she still runs strong and tight. Never opened, not even for valve seals.
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