Engine Damper

[mOOsE]

Anyone tried or found a company that makes an Engine Damper vs installing a new rear mount? I work next to a place that makes them and though about having them use my car as a test vehicle but wanted to see what others have found. I might walk over today and talk with them and mention the club as well.

[Huzer21]

What place are you speaking of? Ingalls in Louisville used my RX8 as their test vehicle.

[mOOsE]

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What place are you speaking of? Ingalls in Louisville used my RX8 as their test vehicle.[/b]

yep, Ingalls. I am within rock-throwing distance of their shop. What was your impressions of the experience?

[MazdaTom]

An engine damper is like a sway bar- it's transparent until you need it. If you have a super stiff sway bar, you won't notice it in normal straight-line driving or going over speed bumps or other bumps that compress the suspension evenly. However when you take a corner, the sway bar acts like stiffer springs to help keep the car flatter through the corner. You can do effectively the same thing by using stiffer springs- but anytime you hit a bump or other imperction in the road, you will feel it more vs the softer springs.

A stiffer engine mount will be felt any time the engine is running (I have a full set of poly engine mounts on my Protege). The damper should retain the stock mount ride quality but also keep the engine from rocking too much.

[Colombia28]

Let us know how it goes.

[mOOsE]

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Let us know how it goes.[/b]

Def. I talked to them yesterday and they will call me when they are ready to do the mockups and start testing. Also gave them Eric's info for a speed 6 model.

[firestoned]

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[Colombia28]

^lol

Cant wait to hear how it goes!