So I installed the ETD this afternoon, everything is installed correctly. I have this rubbing/vibrating sound that is beyond loud inside the car, that i cannot get rid of. I have tried everything. I added rubber washers, switched around the order of bolts/nuts and such, added dynamat between the bracket and frame of car.. I was able to dampen the sound slightly, but it is still obnoxious, and don't want to drive with it. I have looked at both threads related to the install and noises of this ETD, but nothing has worked.

As of right now, my order of install goes:

bolt
bracket
rubber washer
metal washer
O-ring
Damper
Nut

BUT i still have this noise. It sounds like a mix between vibrating and rubbing, but nothing is touching the brackets or dampers that shouldn't be. The black hose is zip tied out of the way, I'm clueless.

SOMEONE HELP.

 

its just how etd is man its not as bad if u set the stiffness on the lowest setting

 

it's what it does. if you don't like it, uninstall it.

otherwise, get used to it.

 

damn. alright. thanks anyways

 

there's only so much dampening you can do to reduce it, but it's not gonna go completely away.

now if it's like metal rattling against each other.. you might wanna look over the install again.

 

Mine sounded like that too... for the whole 2 hours I used it. Sold it and bought motor mounts. Best idea ever.

 

Also make sure that you did the proper preperation with the ETD, there was this odd break in/orientation process that I saw, I'll try to think where I saw it. Don't think it will take away all the noise but it might help, who knows.

 

http://www.dezod.com/cat_motor.cfm

 

aren't new motor mounts a BFD? like taking the engine out and all that?

 

Motor mounts may cause some more in cabin vibrations if you are real sensitive to these types of things. So it may not be the best for you. However, the upside to them are that they greatly reduce squat, wheel hop and improve shift stability when power shifting.

 

No the motor doesn't have to come out lol. You have to take the battery out for one of them and lower the subframe for the rear one. The front one is stupid easy. I'll admit, if you don't have the right tools, they are a PITA but if you have a proper shop, they really are not that big a deal.

 

yeah i did mounts and torque damper im taking mine off cause the mounts did a world better job with getting the torque to the wheels the damper is more for looks but does do a lil bit plu if u listen real well u can hear all the engine internals in the cockpit cause of it and people think your car is ticking