torque damper for CE lancer

lancerman

lancerman

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Hi guys! new to this... i have a lancer that has served me very well and im looking for a torque damper... doe anyone know if you can get one of these for a CE or am i just going to have to make my own up?
 
Torque what is that??? LOL jj

From what Ive seen you can buy "4g93" specific ones, but then it says "modification required".
Im guessing they are easy to make up, just bolt them on near your engine mounts,
 
What the hell is hanging off the side of the block to warrant a torque damper setup?
OT: Could just purchase a replacement shock absorber for any other setup and fabricate your own brackets.
 
If you're doing it to reduce NVH, sure...could be worthwhile...

If you think you're going to have the chassis twist or hop due to the motor torquing from big starts..you may be overestimating why these are used...

I had one in an XR6 with a massive supercharger, but that ford straight six is a big tall block, your smaller 4-cylinder (like mine) is well handled by the stock mounts...

If you still want one, I would suggest a quality item, like a SPOON.

http://www.nengun.com/spoon/engine-torque-damper
 
tryg said:
If you're doing it to reduce NVH, sure...could be worthwhile...

If you think you're going to have the chassis twist or hop due to the motor torquing from big starts..you may be overestimating why these are used...

I had one in an XR6 with a massive supercharger, but that ford straight six is a big tall block, your smaller 4-cylinder (like mine) is well handled by the stock mounts...

If you still want one, I would suggest a quality item, like a SPOON.

http://www.nengun.com/spoon/engine-torque-damper
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yeah im thinking about getting a standard CE strut brace and welding a bracket on it to look like this..

just want to make it clear these mods arent for power compensation they are simply for response.

that spoon damper looks great .. mounting it seems to be the issue
 

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Ralliart solid rear engine mount and front mount then you will have response, if that's what you're looking for from your other thread. Or even just new engine mounts chances are they're shagged out by now anyway. Trust me on that made a hell of a difference to my lancer.
 
Again, why do you think responsiveness (meaning on-throttle response) will even get any better noting your engine is not really race tuned or pumping out 350hp etc...?! I would suspect that you may need this down the track, after other serious money has been spent elsewhere...

I did not add this to my supercharged XR6 until the car became noticeably twitchy during hard-on-throttle applications where the motor jumped east-west under torquing... our motors jump north-south, no?

Maybe I have this all wrong, but for normal cars, it looks like a gimmick to me...
 
tryg said:
Maybe I have this all wrong, but for normal cars, it looks like a gimmick to me...
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Just get a Evo tappet cover, stick it on the top of your cover, wrap turbo blankets all over your exhaust, add a front mount, THEN put a torque damper on.
 
trondabron said:
tryg said:
Maybe I have this all wrong, but for normal cars, it looks like a gimmick to me...
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Just get a Evo tappet cover, stick it on the top of your cover, wrap turbo blankets all over your exhaust, add a front mount, THEN put a torque damper on.
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good thinking.. however... will an evo tappet cover then fit? arent they 2.0 L
 
in our levity, we've pushed this really off-track..

sorry...

In all seriousness, I think the torque damper is a good mod, just 'not yet' ...
 
tryg said:
in our levity, we've pushed this really off-track..

sorry...

In all seriousness, I think the torque damper is a good mod, just 'not yet' ...
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i didnt think the evo rocker would bolt straight on.. looks like it might have to be a home made job ..

does anyone know what this mount is normally used for? and would it be suitable place?

or are they flimsy?
 

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That's a bracket for lifting the engine out, has one bolt holding it in. I still stick to my engine mount, anti-lift kit idea opposed to what you're trying to do.
 
Used, for lifting the motor in and out of the engine bay. And potentially a torque damper
 
matty said:
That's a bracket for lifting the engine out, has one bolt holding it in. I still stick to my engine mount, anti-lift kit idea opposed to what you're trying to do.
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Im going to give the solid engine mounts a go first ... matty do they bolt straight into the ce engine bay?
 
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