engine torque damper

[gtune4]

What is your opinion of using an engine torque damper during drifting?

I installed it, and like the feel, just wondering about the saftey of the motor.

sr powered 240sx

[Chas]

Should be fine. I think they help pretty well.

[driftxtreem]

until they spew all the oil and gass on your engine. It is a very clever design the shock need to be a bit better.

[gtune4]

how would this spew oil etc...

i have stock motor mounts and just dont want to break my motor
or strut tower

[nissanguy_24]

Hey... whats an engine torque dampener?

[Chas]

Its a little shock that keeps the enigne from moving to much when your on the gas.

[nissanguy_24]

ah cool, thats kind of what i was thinking from hearing you guys talk about it.

[gtune4]

so am i going to rip the head off of my motor or some other sort of horrible damage that i cannot currently afford?

or will i just shift better, because it helps that pretty well

[Chas]

Remove your avatar please.

[gtune4]

hope thats better, wouldnt want to offend fellow drifters now would we.
thanks for the great engine damper info chas
very helpful

[Chas]

Yep, you can make your own too, ill post up some directiosn later.

[spock]

Originally posted by Chas
Remove your avatar please.

Thanks, Chas. I couldn't keep my eyes off my monitor. You know drool can really damage a keyboard.

[Chas]

lol, keeping it safe for pat's eyes.

[spock]

Ah. Gotta watch out for the youngins'.

[gtune4]

i got mine for like 85 bucks, you could make one, but for the cost and time it takes you, it would be better just to buy one.

it does its job well, i adjusted it to be a tad bit on the loose side, now the piston moves like 3-4mm.

i guess the question is, are the stock motor mounts enough to balence out the dampening, or do i need to upgrade. if i dont need to, i would rather not. of course i would also more rather not rebuild my motor.