Engine Labs, Greg Acosta explained “[The] core 5.0 H.O. engine came out of a low-mileage 1993 Ford Thunderbird in a sweet Facebook Marketplace deal. We’re going back into the original 5.0 Mustang movement! Project Retro 5.0 will recreate all the tech articles from back in the 1990s, but with the …
Fluidampr Helps MotoIQ Reduce Engine Vibration
Check out the latest from our friends at MotoIQ. Their Project FR-S had pretty noticeable engine vibration at 6500 rpm on the track. Mike Kojima of MotoIQ indicated, “We were thinking that the crank had torsional vibration that the supercharger was amplifying making the vibration more noticeable.” After speaking with …
Inside Fluidampr Tech [Q&A +VIDEO]
As part of the 2nd Annual Race Industry Week – EPARTRADE invited us to have a conversation about our viscous damper design attributes and answer questions important for the racing industry. Here are a few questions our lead engineer Aaron Neyman answered direct from Jeff Hammond (NASCAR personality – former …
[VIDEO] Speed Academy – 2JZ GTE Reliability Mods
Speed Academy – an authority on import performance and supported by Turn 14 Distribution, recently released an informative video on building up a reliable Toyota 2JZ GTE engine. Naturally, a Fluidampr performance damper is on the list. Check it out:
[VIDEO] 4WD Mechanix Magazine Features Fluidampr Installation Best Practices
4WD Mechanix Magazine has released a best practices how-to video for installing a Fluidampr Performance Diesel damper on a Ram Gen 3 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel. Working with the engine and fan assembly in the truck, published technical author Moses Ludel, explains the steps and provides tool recommendations (with part numbers) …
EngineLabs.com – Ask The Experts
Last month [EngineLabs.com] opened up their email inbox to your questions for the harmonic damper experts at Fluidampr. You guys didn’t disappoint, sending in questions that actually brought praise from the Fluidampr tech team. They returned the favor, by providing detailed, in-depth replies, from a number of the team, including …
[Video] – How to Build a Subaru EJ Engine that won’t BLOW UP!
Mike Kojima at MotoIQ.com is at it again! This time building a rock solid Subaru EJ stroker to last. Hint: it takes the right parts and procedures. Learn all the in-depth technical details to this amazing list, plus why a Fluidampr performance damper was included [35:20 mark ]
[Video] – This is the Banks Supercharged Duramax!
Gale Banks, founder of Banks Power, details their latest Supercharged Duramax build. Learn why they prefer viscous dampers and their advantage over the alternatives. [12:37 mark]
PRI Magazine – Tech Update: Harmonic Dampers
PRI Magazine reached out to Fluidampr to educate the industry on why a harmonic damper upgrade is an essential building block for high performance engines. Featured in the Tech Update column, the article answers basics, such as: What does it do? Why do you need it? When to upgrade? …
[Video] – High Performance Engines Win with a Torsional Viscous Damper
EPARTRADE.com and RACER.com teamed up to present Online Race Industry Week on Nov. 30 thru Dec. 4, 2020. Dozens of race industry suppliers provided over 55 hours of live technical and business webinars, plus RACER.com hosted 15 live panels of race industry leaders. Fluidampr’s Brian LeBarron and Aaron Neyman, Fluidampr …