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g_kristian80
10-03-2003, 01:20 PM
I saw the 5Zigen(?) and J's Racing Engine Dampers and decided to make my own. It only cost me about $15 and it seems to work well. It is a bit crude compared to the others, but I will have to see how it holds up to really compare it.

Makross
10-03-2003, 01:22 PM
:rolleyes: i would like to see

toe knee
10-03-2003, 01:23 PM
Originally posted by Makross
:rolleyes: i would like to see

^^^

g_kristian80
10-03-2003, 02:04 PM
I'll try for a better pic in the AM==>

g_kristian80
10-03-2003, 02:05 PM
another view

chubbychu
10-03-2003, 03:18 PM
crap dude you do a buttload of DIYS on your car....whats your deal?

g_kristian80
10-03-2003, 03:31 PM
I am too poor to buy the right parts, so I have to figure out how to make them myself.

chubbychu
10-03-2003, 03:32 PM
groovy!@

ep3guy
10-03-2003, 04:52 PM
Hmm.. Nice... is that a shock or something? Can't really tell from the pics. The 5zigen and the J's both have shocks abosorbing the engines movements.

g_kristian80
10-03-2003, 05:04 PM
It is actually not a shock, it is a piece of 80/20 which is essentially extruded aluminum, but I did use some thick dense rubber grommets at the firewall to absorb some of the shock. I have to admit it is a bit rough when you start the car, but otherwise the car seems to run close to normal. As far as acceleration, it definately helps a bit.

bc2k20a3
10-05-2003, 03:22 PM
hey man if that works out i would like you to tell me how you made it because 200.00 for the j's is alittle high.:D

Zigen5
10-06-2003, 01:22 AM
Is that what this is? They are selling this on www.jdmhondaparts.com for $190 and I always wondered what that was. What is it suppost to do, is it worth it???
http://www.jdmhondaparts.com/jsracing/jsracing.eng-damper.jpg

g_kristian80
10-09-2003, 03:18 PM
Do a search for engine damper, torque dampener or engine dampener. you will find out that it limits the movement of the engine. The shock seems to be mainly for comfort while starting the car. If you have hard engine mounts or inserts I would doubt that this product would be usefull.

icegrill
10-12-2003, 10:19 AM
Man, that looks terriable. No offense but hope it doesn' t damage your car in some way. Like ripping out of the firewall or whatever it's mounted to. There is a reason why a small dampner costs $200, the amount of R&D that went into designing it so it works in tune with the actual model of car:'(

ADAMnQuickCIVIC
10-12-2003, 10:49 AM
it looks like you fabricated an aluminum spark plug cover, then attached an arm from it to the firewall.
is that basically what you did?
i never understood what these dampers were supposed to accomplish.
they supposed to stop the engine from rocking and how does that increase performance?

DavidT
10-12-2003, 11:26 PM
I hope you didn't bolt that thing to your motor using one of those spark plug cover bolts. If you did, I guaranty you (Depending on how many times you start your motor a day :p ), you will break that bolt within a few months.

ADAMnQuickCIVIC
10-13-2003, 04:45 AM
Originally posted by DavidT
I hope you didn't bolt that thing to your motor using one of those spark plug cover bolts. If you did, I guaranty you (Depending on how many times you start your motor a day :p ), you will break that bolt within a few months.

Basically what I was thinking.
I dunno if i'm seeing correctly, that's a horrible picture.

fishboy
10-13-2003, 03:09 PM
yeah that looks alittle shady. and i agree with the guy about the bolts possibly breaking. 5zigen has one that uses the head bolts to support the shock and i think that one is a bit risky too. the j's racing damper uses some heavy duty shit and on top of that it is a shock abosorber. using a piece of metal connected to your engine via the spark plug cover bolts and the firewall is a bit much for me. but hey let us know how is goes.:D

and adam, the shock prevents the engine from shaking during hard launches to reduce wheel hop. it does a good job.