Engine Torque Damper for the XD

[TheLittleDeviant]

Originally Posted by bobolinko Yah, I like the positive yank on pulling out especially when shifting, and no more the waa-waa when punching to the next gear.

Really? The waa waa is so annoying...

maybe I will look into this as well...

[bobolinko]

No welding required.

Just bent 2 pieces of flat iron to form the mounting bracket, and drilled the holes to bolt them to the necessary points. 2 bars, 4 holes. Not hard, just must make sure the angles are where you want them to be. I used a piece of wire hanger to make the template for the bending, which was done in an old bench vise. came out pretty good, I'd say... :>)

[SciFion]

Yeah I'd say so too. So you can really feel the difference after the install?

[XDevolution]

Originally Posted by bobolinko No welding required. Just bent 2 pieces of flat iron to form the mounting bracket, and drilled the holes to bolt them to the necessary points. 2 bars, 4 holes. Not hard, just must make sure the angles are where you want them to be. I used a piece of wire hanger to make the template for the bending, which was done in an old bench vise. came out pretty good, I'd say... :>)

when reffering to the flat iron are you talkin about the mounting brackets purchased at home depot? cus im really interest in this project. and did you paint it yourself or it came like that.

[xd_kidd]

so what it do again? lol

[bobolinko]

Originally Posted by XDevolution when reffering to the flat iron are you talkin about the mounting brackets purchased at home depot? cus im really interest in this project. and did you paint it yourself or it came like that.

just bought the flat-iron from Home Depot and bent it to the angles I wanted in a vise, sanded drilled and painted them red like in the pix. took about 1.5 hours start to fini. It is REALLY quite simple. The shock tower bolts are a little hard to put in, cause the bolts need to be short enough to fit in the hole and clear the heads, but long enough to have a secure mount. The Bracket is easy enough to adjust by twisting, bending even after bolting to the shock towers, and before putting on the Damper assembly. The damper I got came with a 90 degree mount which I attached to the left side, front (by the engine cover) There was an un-used threaded hole there already.

hope this helps you!