three dollar engine dampner

[need2drift]

this is a torque dampner I made from a z31 hood shock absorber.. It cost $3.00 from the junkyard....

[cvex]

Thats awesome ! was it a bolt on or did you do any modication to it? Also, does it work ,diffrence?

[SmithSR]

Consider the motion of the Z31 hood and the motion of the engine under load.

The only similarity is that they are both moving.

[need2drift]

Thats awesome ! was it a bolt on or did you do any modication to it? Also, does it work ,diffrence?

the only mod I did to it was spray painted and slapped a tien sticker on it ahahah... but yea its compressed about 1/2 way down and its a pretty stiff shock cause the z31 hood is heavy and yea the motor does not shake at idle and when I rev the motor moves but not nearly as much as it did..

[180crafter]

from the looks of it... I dont think it will fit on with an upgraded mani.... Shucks.

But you did give me an idea... time to hit the Junkers!

[need2drift]

yea I dont think it will work on a aftermarket manifold but you could prob put one on the intake side or make a different bracket

[2Fass240us]

Looks great...have you watched it under loading?

And it's a "damper," BTW.

[IanS]

Ive seen this befor, I was at an autoX and there was a guy there with a 3rd gen supra turbo and he had 2 of them.

[DawgMode]

do u wanna make me one????

[need2drift]

Next time I hit the junkyard Im going to scoop all the hood shocks I can and I might could make you one!!!!!

[Onizuka]

My only concern would be how fast they wear out, but at $3 a pop, who cares?

[kane2g]

My only concern would be how fast they wear out, but at $3 a pop, who cares?

its the Tein Stickers that add up!!!

[need2drift]

hahahahahhahah

[red240sx sr20det]

so dose it really make a difference

[BigJuiceSr20]

so dose it really make a difference

It helps to preserve your engine mounts when your high powered SR moves back and forth due to engine loading. I saw a few Z31's at the local U-Pull It today. Will definitely try this out. BTW... I want Tein sticker too.

[BigJuiceSr20]

I'm thinking if the damper is bolted to the head wouldn't some of the torque now be transferred to the head thus stressing the head bolts? Yes, the damper would absorb some of this but stress would still be going to the head. Is there a way the damper could be bolted to the block instead?

[Onizuka]

I highly doubt there is that much force to even worry about. The damper would be less effective attached to the block anyways, it would have less leverage against engine rotation.

[2Fass240us]

It helps to preserve your engine mounts when your high powered SR moves back and forth due to engine loading.

This is more of a seconary benefit, really. The primary benefit is to transfer the torque that was rotating the engine into moving the car. Should give slightly better throttle response at the cost of slightly less comfort.