Fluid Damper Installed!! .....

[strokerschmoker]

Thats what I like to hear, a product that is somewhat idiot proof

 

[Gray 5.9]

Have you guys that have changed out to the fluid damper, noticed any power improvments,MPG's etc...

 

[JCleary]

Have you guys that have changed out to the fluid damper, noticed any power improvments,MPG's etc...

My mechanic installed one on a new truck and dynoed before and after. 0 hp increase.



I think the main benefit is going to be for guys running dual disc clutches.

 

[Morse]

Is the balancer kind of a "safety" for our engines? If purchasing the balancer means just a little extra engine insurance, that's enough for me. .

 

[bluthndr]

$329 Group Purchase.

Just found this post. Anyone know if we can still get them for $329 - or how many we'd need to buy to get that price (I need at least 2)

 

[CRiggan]

I can say that even with an Automatic trans, It helps somewhat. I installed my fluidampr today and noticed right away at idle that the steering wheel and interior had less resonating vibration.

 

[Red Ram]

Belt

After all of the Holiday hussle and bussle and the new baby,

and some unseasonal warm weather;

I have finally got around to installing the Horschel "Fluidampr" on my 2004. 5 6 speed.



About a month or so back Peter from SOUTH BEND CLUTCH started a thread on TDR and the other website about this product.

We were both interested to see what kind of effect this product would have on a truck with excessive gear rattle.

After some conversation he was nice enough to buy me one of the fluid dampers!! THANKS PETER!!!



For those that do not drive SBC Dual Disc clutches:

Gear rattle is increased somewhat and can be heard and sometimes felt.

This is apparent at idle and while lugging gears this condition also becomes apparent.

As it has been said before there are no springs on the disks to dampen driveline shock when using dual disc clutches. There is simply not enough room for them.



Installation:

I removed the 4 13mm nuts that retain the fan shroud to the engine mounts.

That allowed me to reach the damper from under the truck.



I then untorqued the 4 15mm bolts from the front of the engine that retains the damper.

I was careful not to damage the famous tone ring that resides behind the OEM damper.



Installation was pretty simple, just slid the new piece up and onto the nose of the crankshaft.

Horschel has already drilled for the timing pin in their damper so it slides right on. This unit is also SFI certified for those needing to have a SFI'd damper.

Another nice thing is that the damper has a TDC mark just like the OEM unit.

Horschel unit weighs in around 23lbs.

The only issues I ran into were the belt routing after not paying attention to how it was sitting when I removed the original damper.

I referred to a tech manual and then had it down pretty quickly.



You will need a 1/2" torque wrench for installation and a long 16" or so 1/2" ratchet.



Results:

Well, I got it all back together again and started it up.

Right away I noticed alot of the gear noise at idle is gone, the truck sounds 'more stock' again.

I took it for a drive and there is definitely a difference;

it seems alot of the transmission noise is gone and vibration has drastically reduced.



I have only driven about 15 miles with the unit installed but so far it seems to have made a nice difference.

We'll see as the newness wears off and I will make some more reports.

So far its great though!!

WILL IT BE A PROBLEM LATER TO CHANGE THE BELT. I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE THE Fluid Damper INSTALL THE NEW BELT ON THE 3 GEN

 

[jwilliams3]

Yes you will have to remove the damper or loosen it up to change belts.

Thats the way I do it at least... there might be a smarter way I dont know about yet.

 

[Red Ram]

Good News

Yes you will have to remove the damper or loosen it up to change belts.

Thats the way I do it at least... there might be a smarter way I dont know about yet.

THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT

 

[Mark Craig]

jwilliams3



The majority of the Fluidamprs we have sold are for hand shakers, it makes a world of difference in stock clutches, not to mention after market performance ones. But it does smooth out the idle on the autos as well. I have used them on race cars for years and it is just simply superior to any other product out there.



Mark @ DPPI

 

[AFarmer]

They are a very good product - would recommend this upgrade to anyone. The fact this it is a dynamic balancer really makes it far superior to the stocker for sure.

 

[Balzac]

Auto's

I have a vibration in my 07 5. 9 at 1500 to 1600 rpm in O/D locked. Might this Damper help?

 

[RFlies]

By all means it will do nothing but help. Now I am not 100% saying it will fix it as I am not there to witness the problem.