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Fluidampr...IMHO Waste of Money

iamdave0887 said:
Kenny any chance you've got a slightly wore out trans mount?

I know that when you put the vehicle in drive with your foot on the brake the trans mount is twisting slightly from the torque. If the mount twists too far, or is too far gone, i suppose you could get metal to metal contact, and therefore a vibration.

The trans mount in my K-5 was wrecked, but it was also 20+ years old.
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I'll update my other thread and keeop this one on Fluidampr.
 
Acesneights1 said:
Hmmm....Didn't think about the cold thing. I wonder if this thing will be out of balance in cold weather ? It gets pretty cold here. It came from Summit. They have an excellent return policy and I could have sent it back no problem but then that leaves me with a disassembled motor for a few days when I could just(and did) polish the one I got. I would not buy another one. Got thing has my noodle cooking. Did not think about that.
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If you go to the fluidampr site, it states they are not effected by cold.

Now, that's according to someone trying to sell you something so take that for what it's worth....

Here's a quote from another forum I frequent that may help a bit:

Hello all,

My name is Ivan and I work for Fluidampr. I can provide some facts about our product for you.

As far as cold, Fluidamprs are good to -30°. And if you are below -30°, and are using an engine block heater, the damper will also be fine. Some poeple say that the fluid will turn to gel over time or in extreme conditions. I dont know if someone cut one open once and started this rumor but the fact of the matter is IT IS GEL when we put it in the damper. The fluid is a silicone gel, 45,000 times thicker than 30 weight motor oil and is very thermally stable.

I can also confirm that Banks Engineering uses our dampers.

Fluidampr is the performance line of Vibratech TVD, who invented viscous technology in 1946 for diesel applications. This was quickly recognized as the best way to control harmonic vibrations of diesel engines. We still are the OEM supplier to many big name companies that choose to use product that is 100% manufactured in the USA
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Again, by someone trying to sell you something. Depends on how much of a skeptic or pessimist someone is on whether or not you believe them....

:)
 
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Next month I will have mine on for three years already..........Where the heck does time go. It works just fine during the winter.
 
We also have to realize the test environment. Aces started with a vibration and still has one, could have nothing to do with the Fluidampr and if all else was in normal operating condition there may have been a difference. Others have also reported positive results on this forum, although could have been going from a broken one to a Fluidampr.
 
a lot of our "big stuff" here on the farm seems to run a fluid type damper, so I believe that the engine makers had to believe in it to some degree. although the actual method is different (I believe ball bearings in oil) the concept is the same. plus, it doesnt wear out, so one never has to worry too much about the damper after switching.

when I get enough cash scraped up, the first mods on any of my junk are K47 (if it didnt come with one OEM) Fluidampr, and a Diamond eye 4 inch. key term when I get the money. this multiple pickup thing was working till I use them and therefore have to maintain them. :rolleyes:
 
Hmmm, sounds to me like people are trying to make a lil too much science out of, or over complicating this thing....with gels, temps, vibes.. or whatever.. either way, just buy it and put it on or don't.. LOL

Fortunately for me, I bought mine used from a buddy of mine for next to nothing..
 
Not complicated at all, Just want what's best for my crank...My 93 busted a crank from a balancer that came apart. My point with this thread was a stock replacement would have been fine. I don't think this thing was worth the 400$.
 
Pittsburg Power (class 8 engines) recommended fluidampr as a "must have" on engines like the BCIV cummins. The power band on them is 1400-1800 rpm. The newer stuff is even lower (1150-1200 rpm) To me it's a good investment. Sure isn't going to hurt anything.
 
400 clams is a lot of money for a not so glamourous part. I agree.

I actually own 3, one on the '74, '84 and the '93, so colour me a sucker... :D Safe to say that I subscribe to this style of HB. I don't have any PROOF to substantiate FD'd claims of horsepower and reduction of 'bad vibes' at the crank.

It is piece of mind... I turn the engine in the '74 to 7500. Enough said there.. The '93 dino-diesel? Piece of mind there too. Seen too many shitty rubber (now chinese made) elastomeric dampers come apart.. Both on 'here' and on other junk I play with. Without getting political, buying a part for a lifetime beats the crap out of pounding money down a chinese rat hole when you 'must' replace your HB.
 
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Guster said:
Pittsburg Power (class 8 engines) recommended fluidampr as a "must have" on engines like the BCIV cummins. The power band on them is 1400-1800 rpm. The newer stuff is even lower (1150-1200 rpm) To me it's a good investment. Sure isn't going to hurt anything.
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A Cumapart needs all the vibration reduction it can get.
 
Maybe it'll grow on you........Soon you will forget about the $400 and you'll be glad it's something you never have to worry about again.

Don't forget about your buddies 93 with the broken crank!...........Only thing that surprised me was the slag:WTF:
 
I expected a noticable difference and didn't so as the title states, in "my" opinion yes, a waste. Plenty of 6.2/6.5s that have gone 300k miles on the original balancer. Unfortunately my 93 was not one of them. Seeing the carnage spooked me into this but now I realize there was nothing wrong with the one I took off and even if there was a quality stock replacement would have sufficed. Not saying these things are junk or anything, just saying 400$ is better spent somewhere else.
 
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