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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Two birds with one engine damper...

I installed my new engine damper from Helix and it got rid of the vibration from my polyurethane engine mounts. I expected the damper to make the vibration a bit worse, but it did the opposite.

About 2 or 3 months ago I installed the Madness polyurethane engine mount(s). It felt like it cut the jolty feeling from shifting by a huge 50%.
I was really impressed, but it did create a very subtle vibration at idle. The vibration didn't bother me, but it was noticable.

I have since installed an engine damper from Helix, in addition to the engine mounts. The minor vibration I was experiencing at idle is now completely gone, and the car shifts even smoother up through the gears. It's as quiet and steady at idle as it was stock.

These parts work together way better than I expected.

 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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thats what i noticed the most when I put my damper on, the super smooth shifts, and lack of missed shifts into second when I was at WOT.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 06:14 AM
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engine damper sure works like a wonder. but about the polyurethane engine mounts..where is that installed at? and where did you buy them?
anything to make my ride smoother!!
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by minjae
engine damper sure works like a wonder. but about the polyurethane engine mounts..where is that installed at? and where did you buy them?
anything to make my ride smoother!!
They're the Mini-Madness.com polyurethane engine mounts. It's three pieces that work with the lower mount.

It will make shifting smoother... if that's what you meant. It may increase the noise and vibration at idle.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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cool thanks. maybe i might get one.
 
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