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Well of course they will tell you that.
Posted by
The Hawk
on November 19, 2013 at 9:41 AM
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Respectfully I disagree....
posted by Madhatter10-6
on November 19, 2013 at 09:21 AM
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They are trying to sell their product, after all. While yes I'm sure they are beneficial, people have been driving around for years on standard UD pulleys with no major probs.
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Does ATI Damper help engine longevity < 500 hp ?
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ZXoltan
07:55:12 11/19/13
Re: Does ATI Damper help engine longevity < 500 hp ?
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Bigwill837
08:58:51 11/19/13
Respectfully I disagree....
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Madhatter10-6
09:21:39 11/19/13
Well of course they will tell you that. -
The Hawk
09:41:02 11/19/13
Maybe....
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Madhatter10-6
09:48:26 11/19/13
has anyone ever lost an engine here due to undampened
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LJZTT
10:04:33 11/19/13
To be honest, I haven't seen anyone lose a VG30DE(TT) due to
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MixManMash
10:19:43 11/19/13
I haven't either but I wouldn't be surprised if the ati
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Evan_Wright (Ca)
10:26:27 11/19/13
I'm not questioning any of that at all
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LJZTT
10:39:59 11/19/13
I went back to stock on my current engine and I feel better-
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ZinnZ32
10:31:15 11/19/13
I think that is being paranoid, which I can totally identify
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LJZTT
10:46:22 11/19/13
This somewhat get to the heart of my inquiry
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ZXoltan
11:24:16 11/19/13
I agree with all the theories, however...
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ZinnZ32
11:26:08 11/19/13
I also agree that it is a 'cumulative' thing
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ZinnZ32
11:32:20 11/19/13
actually I would say we have a pretty good data pool
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LJZTT
17:19:06 11/19/13
yeah same here I opted for the stock pulley for my build. (n/m)
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Jiro
19:19:53 11/19/13
is the stock pulley also a dampener? (n/m)
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LJZTT
19:54:24 11/19/13
meant stock harmonic balancer (n/m)
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Jiro
01:29:32 11/20/13
what's the difference? (n/m)
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LJZTT
15:13:22 11/20/13
Nothing
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-Grimm-
16:09:50 11/20/13
hard to say
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aliaZ
11:38:06 11/19/13
Was there a definite answer to that crank failure?
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rcmadness
13:05:11 11/19/13
If I was building a 1000hp monster I wouldnt be asking
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ZXoltan
13:35:58 11/19/13
At that power level I'd think you have a few ponies to
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Ash's Z
14:04:22 11/19/13
Yep. My point exactly.
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ZXoltan
14:28:11 11/19/13
Exactly.
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Ashman2k2
21:19:07 11/19/13
interesting point, although I didn't think there was THAT
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LJZTT
15:23:18 11/20/13
You're saying there haven't been motor design improvements..
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-Grimm-
16:10:58 11/20/13
Not saying, more asking. Has the last 20 (not 30) years
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LJZTT
17:23:51 11/20/13
There is in the cylinder head. (n/m)
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michaell32 (FL)
21:43:12 11/20/13
Well said.
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Bigwill837
10:03:11 11/19/13
Speculation.
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Antihero
12:09:54 11/19/13
Hard to say...
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Ash's Z
11:10:15 11/19/13
Nail - Head... You are on it. Well said (n/m)
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ZinnZ32
11:35:18 11/19/13
The thing is, the dampers are primarily in place to protect
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Ash's Z
11:56:18 11/19/13
Re: Hard to say...
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aliaZ
12:10:19 11/19/13
>>>
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Ash's Z
12:22:33 11/19/13
Don't you just love tribology!
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Ashman2k2
19:30:38 11/19/13
Re: Don't you just love tribology!
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Ash's Z
13:14:02 11/20/13
ATI supers protect again engine vibration up to 10k rpm...
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TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports)
12:25:06 11/19/13
Any dampener on the crank is going to sink power from the
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Ash's Z
13:57:35 11/19/13
Ive not seen anyone needing to replace bearings so often.
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LivinTheDream
18:46:10 11/19/13
How about reduction in driveline chatter?
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BlackholeZ
15:12:02 11/19/13
Probably more a function of clutch and flywheel (n/m)
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ZXoltan
16:30:43 11/19/13
I'd say you need a sprung clutch disk
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aliaZ
18:17:15 11/19/13
Yeah, I do. I'm thinking of going back to a stock flywheel
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BlackholeZ
11:54:35 11/20/13
None dampened UD pulleys and bearing wear...
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Matt P.
20:06:09 11/19/13
Agree, don't like them, don't recommend them and
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CmyZ
20:42:24 11/19/13
My front main bearing was worn on the top from the belts
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-Grimm-
16:07:55 11/20/13
yes, it is still an issue with stock..
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Matt P.
11:31:27 11/21/13
Not to hijack or anything....
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quikz
21:11:52 11/20/13
they only really big issue we have had to ...
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Matt P.
11:44:23 11/21/13
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