View Poll Results: Engine Torque Dampeners
Have one and I love it!
20
27.78%
Don't have one, but would get one that performed well for a good price.
38
52.78%
Have one but could have spent $$ on something else
1
1.39%
Don't have one and don't need one.
13
18.06%
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Engine Torque Dampener
11-05-04, 09:19 PM
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I thought you were talking about the difference between "damp" and "dampen", not "dampener" and "damper".
6 entries found for damper.
damp ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dmp)
adj. damp·er, damp·est
Slightly wet. See Synonyms at wet.
Archaic. Dejected.
n.
Moisture in the air; humidity.
Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
Lowness of spirits; depression.
A restraint or check; a discouragement
English is so confusing.
Chuck
6 entries found for damper.
damp ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dmp)
adj. damp·er, damp·est
Slightly wet. See Synonyms at wet.
Archaic. Dejected.
n.
Moisture in the air; humidity.
Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
Lowness of spirits; depression.
A restraint or check; a discouragement
English is so confusing.
Chuck
Originally Posted by DamonB
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.
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.
11-05-04, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by apneablue
11-06-04, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rotaryextreme
I thought you were talking about the difference between "damp" and "dampen", not "dampener" and "damper".
6 entries found for damper.
damp ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dmp)
adj. damp·er, damp·est
Slightly wet. See Synonyms at wet.
Archaic. Dejected.
n.
Moisture in the air; humidity.
Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
Lowness of spirits; depression.
A restraint or check; a discouragement
English is so confusing.
Chuck
6 entries found for damper.
damp ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dmp)
adj. damp·er, damp·est
Slightly wet. See Synonyms at wet.
Archaic. Dejected.
n.
Moisture in the air; humidity.
Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
Lowness of spirits; depression.
A restraint or check; a discouragement
English is so confusing.
Chuck
11-06-04, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by HDP
dampener
n: A device that dampens or moistens something.
I think the noun can be used to represent either.
n: A device that dampens or moistens something.
I think the noun can be used to represent either.
11-06-04, 07:20 AM
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I don't have one. Don't really see need for one now, between my urethane mounts and A-Spec's Transmission brace drivetrain rock has been significantly reduced.
11-06-04, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DamonB
A "dampener" makes something wet. That is not what the engine torque brace does. The engine torque brace is an engine torque damper.
Regarding the actual issue, I have poly mounts and a tranny brace... I really don't see any way for the drivetrain to twist; it's rock solid (although I haven't driven it yet... we'll see).
11-07-04, 09:09 AM
#35
When are you people going to just accept that maybe you don't know everything? If you do a seach for vibration dampeners or steering dampeners, or any dampener for that matter, you will find that it refers to something that reduces shock, vibration, torque, etc. as well. Motorcycles have steering dampeners, but I guarantee you won't find a drop of water in them and it has nothing to do with making the steering wet... Please, I ask you, DamonB and Broken93 to do a search (google, AOL, MSN, Netscape, etc.) and prove to yourself that the term DAMPENER can be applied to both definitions. And after you do that search and if you still feel the majority of the rest of the world is wrong, you two can begin a crusade and preach the word that we are a drunken society and use the term dampener incorrectly. 
And why in the hell would someone use dampener to describe a device that makes something wet when the term sprinkler is what everyone else uses.
And why in the hell would someone use dampener to describe a device that makes something wet when the term sprinkler is what everyone else uses.
11-07-04, 12:08 PM
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Just because some large subset of the non-engineering population uses it incorrectly does not mean that it's not incorrect anymore.
Here's another interesting thread on the topic: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=89886
However, I'm really not that worried about it.
Here's another interesting thread on the topic: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=89886
However, I'm really not that worried about it.
11-07-04, 02:39 PM
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I have to say I'm with Chuck and HDP on the english debate...but seriously who really cares. I have the garfinkle and its nice...the install was a bit more than I would like though.
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