Engine Torque Dampeners
 

Couldn't find any type of poll, so I'm creating one.

This is the correct one.... TTT

I prefer the one that has a dampener (almost like a air shock) which is found at rotaryextreme. I think the straight bar ones seem a lil iffy I am afraid of chasis wear or flex. But the having this torque brace is way awesome for smoother shifts from what I heard.

I made my own and it's a brace, not damper but I love it. I have a lightly moded car and I don't race it so I'm not worried about chassis wear.

Bought one and installed it today. I could tell the difference immediatley, plus it's polished for a little bling, bling. I got it at Gotham Racing. Not solid, fits great. Installed in 20 mins. Even helped with the shifting.

I want one every time I miss that hard 3rd

The one I got is the air shock type, about $170. Worth it in my opinion. No more trying to find the next gear. It really helped!

What if you could have got a dampener (not a brace) that performed as well as the one you have and $100 cheaper?

I have FEED ETB which I bought off Fritz Flynn and love it. Shifts are so smooth now and missing a gear doesnt happen as often anymore (can still happen on the track sometimes when I get too excited :D).

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anyone thought about just using solid mounts instead as an alternative to torque dampeners? i have both mounts, but will be just using one so as to leave play for vibration

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i dont know what it is. i feel dumb... :'(

does that really do much for 230 bucks? It kinda looks like a stabilizer stock for trucks that cant steer. You could probably make one. I am thinking of a 13B-REW swap into my FC....hmmm....

Exactly... for a lot less. The question is, how many people would be interested in one?

i would have to make a custom one for the FC chassis with the 13b-REW (if i do it) but i would need to see a few better pics of where it is mounted on motor and chassis.

I have the garfinkle solid brace and I like it. I also have the eurathane motor mounts before I got the brace...They aren't solid but more solid than stock. I noticed a bigger difference when i got those than when I got the brace...Right now I like it because it looks perdy :)

Where did you get the mounts?

Just to get this pet peeve off my chest: When you "dampen" something you make it wet. When you "damp" something you remove energy from the something's oscillations. "Dampen" only refers to things that are wet.

See also:

breaks/brakes

;)

Are you sure about this?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=dampen


dampen

v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: stifle] [ant: stimulate] 2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: moisten, wash] 3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone down] 4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) 5: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [syn: deaden, damp] 6: check; keep in check (a fire) 7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: damp, soften, weaken, break]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

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Chuck

Pssh, who's ever heard of this Princeton place anyways? ;)

I have always wondered about getting one of these...

Chuck, the definintion you found is true, but that is when the word is used as a verb. That's what the "V" means at the very beginning.

An engine torque dampener would be a device that makes the engine wet; "dampen" is a verb.

An "engine torque damper" is a noun. "Dampen" is a verb and so is not correct.

dampener
n: A device that dampens or moistens something.


I think the noun can be used to represent either.