[8695Beaters]

Originally Posted by jembr325

Heres what a polular maunufacturer is saying:

"An engine dampener is a small shock absorber that mounts between the engine and the chassis. It reduces engine movement and dampens its motion providing a number of benefits:

I especially like the idea of smoother shifting (S2k has sucky shifts in 1,2,3 because of engine torque), stability and wheel hop. They go on to state that many professional drifters are using dampers to help keep a consistent drift through corners.

What are everyones thoughts?

Good drifters use rock solid engine mounts. Cheap drifters use torque dampers. Yes, teh damper does all the stuff that the add says it does, but think about it like this: It is physically impossible for the damper to do all of that well. An F22C weighs about, 350 pounds or so (I don't know the exact number, but it really doesn't matter here). Holding 350 pounds up takes a lot of work. Now remember that the engine is mounted at the bottom and the damper goes at the top. So if the engine is 2.5 feet tall, then the weight that the damper is holding back is actually 875 pounds. The shocks that hold up your car support about 750 pounds each. And this damper is much smaller and has no spring. I think you can figure out what the result is.

If you want to help your shifting, try a polyurethane transmission mount. That will keep the transmission from moving around and won't add too much vibration to the passensger compartment. The basic fact of longitudnal engines is that they are poorly supported in the direction they rock. Transverse engines are better supported, so the startup vibration isn't so bad. Here is what I would suggest overall: buy a complete engine/transmission mount insert kit. Then mix and match the mounts to see what gives you the best compromise of NVH and firmness. They are very easy to install (A couple of bolts are all you need to remove and on any S2K, they should pop right off. My '95 Integra had never had its mounts removed and I could pull that one off), and in a few weekends, you will have the ideal street/performance setup. Certain combos of mounts will mae the car uncomfortable, while others will be fine. Every car is different.