Ok, I just put on my Weapon*R Engine Torque Damper, and my car seems different, but when I'm stopped and in drive, it vibrates like crazy, what could this be? Have I put it on wrong, is there something I can do with the damper?

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is it connected right? it looks like it's gonna touch the other line..

shouldn't it be attached on the other side of the bracket where it is next to the engine?

i dunno..

try some Edead on the mount . should help alittle. you will always get some type of vibration b/c the ETD is transfering the movement to the car chassis.

Yeah...Idk...

try some Edead on the mount . should help alittle. you will always get some type of vibration b/c the ETD is transfering the movement to the car chassis.

like where on it, like sandwich it? could you circle it maybe in mspaint?

ohh... yea.. you will get alot more vibration as it is with the ETD... i was thinking more of a rattle when i answered above.

you'll have to pretty much deal with that, though a little sound dampening will help. sandwich the thing.

ohh... yea.. you will get alot more vibration as it is with the ETD... i was thinking more of a rattle when i answered above.

you'll have to pretty much deal with that, though a little sound dampening will help.

where do i put this sound dampening? am i using the paint? or the sheets?

*edited* post above..

sheets would work better..

and where do i put them?

mspaint circle on area?

dude.. so demanding...

how do you not understand sandwich? between the bracket on the strut.. and well.. the strut.

dude.. so demanding...

how do you not understand sandwich? between the bracket on the strut.. and well.. the strut.

lol, that's what i thought! I just want to make sure!

I thought the school lost this...

I thought the school lost this...

no...they can't read,

it said my name on the package, and when she gave it to me, she was like "It doesn't have your name on it..." FOOLS!

is it connected right? it looks like it's gonna touch the other line..

shouldn't it be attached on the other side of the bracket where it is next to the engine?

i dunno..

yes you are right. it is too close to the ac line. it was installed improperly.
might be the cause of a little vibration.

swap it to the other side first.

also, did you adjust the length of the heim joints before installing? i have a massive post on here somewhere about installing the ingalls and setting the proper length. its on my blog somewhere too.

people always think you can just slap these things on without adjustment...

how do i adjust the hem lengths?

1. Measure the distance between the eye on the strut tower bracket and the eye on the engine mount bracket.
2. Buy an MTB air shock of the same eye-to-eye length.
3. Take off Weapon R damper, put air damper on.
4. Throw that worthless Weapon R elastomer housing away.
5. Enjoy a rattle-free life.

where do i get an air damper from?

there are no rattles with a properly installed etd. but you will get engine noise transferred to the cabin.

try installing your equipment correctly, before buying new things.

it should have come with instructions, but this is my writeup on install of the ingalls. should be the same for yours.

http://blog.scionxtc.com/blogs/archive/2007/02/10/installing-the-ingall-s-stiffy-engine-torque-damper.aspx

The person I bought it from looked at this thread and said i installed it correctly, are there any pictures of an installed weapon r?

dme and ingalls both have the heim joint closest to the engine block on the right side of the bracket....away from the ac lines. i don't know why you would place yours closer.

and adjust the heim joint length. if you just slapped it on this is the reason for your intense vibration. read the writeup i posted above. adjustment technique will be the same.

there are no rattles with a properly installed etd. but you will get engine noise transferred to the cabin.

try installing your equipment correctly, before buying new things.

it should have come with instructions, but this is my writeup on install of the ingalls. should be the same for yours.

http://blog.scionxtc.com/blogs/archive/2007/02/10/installing-the-ingall-s-stiffy-engine-torque-damper.aspx


great write-up! :clap:

Ok, I moved the bar around, and now it sounds and acts different.

Is this correct?

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thats the way I would do it.

did you adjust the length of the heim joints?

not yet, i still have to read that, because i have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to that

that's actually the most important part.

think of it this way. you have to determine the correct length between the two brackets (1 on the engine and the other on the strut tower), and the amount of "travel" you allow for the damper. too short and the ride will be harsh. too long, same thing.

these dampers are sold for just about every car. not every car has the same distance between brackets, right? so that part of the installation is on you. not difficult at all. read my writeup.
i am actually surprised that weapon r doesn't explain it on theirs.

Thanks, I'll keep you posted