After a couple dampers coming apart, and the others getting older by the year, I decided they were too unreliable for my cars. I converted all to FluiDampers. There was anodizing which needed to be sanded off the inside to get the right interference fit on the crank. I would certainly use the proper tool for taking on/off; easily done on the car.
I see the competition claims their unit is much better at high rpms. That may be, but even they admit the FD is superior to the original at the stock engine speeds I drive. Bruce Roe 1 Jun 2006 "Infinite Space Systems, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Scott, > > The quick and dirty answer is "The damper is not a balancer. It's > job is to control torsional vibrations." > > The following websites can answer your questions about harmonic > balancers in > depth: > http://www.atiperformanceproducts.com/products/dampers/101/index.htm > http://www.atiperformanceproducts.com/products/dampers/damper_tech.htm > http://www.atiperformanceproducts.com/products/dampers/testing/index.htm > http://www.atiperformanceproducts.com/products/dampers/damper_dinan.htm > http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/ford/smallblock/0 306mm_windsor2/ > http://www.atiperformanceproducts.com/products/dampers/sae.htm > http://www.fluidampr.com/DAMPER_FACTS.htm > http://www.fluidampr.com/FAQS.htm > > And to understand "overbalance," go here: > http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/ctrp_0504_engine_balance/index.ht ml > > Milton Schick > 1964 442 Cutlass > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
