what are peoples opinions on using these parts on a road car, i know the engine damper is a good idea but what about the other two?
Will these make the noise in the car unbearable, or will a couple of notches on the stereo sort it?
I want to start using my car for drag racing and the odd trackday so would these be a good investment to help stop things breaking?
If your gonna use it for drag racing a diff brace is a must i would say
are the diff braces easy enough to take off/put on? how long does it take?
Just a few nuts to undo dont take to long
I use the banzai racing diff Brace, Great bit of kit, Easy to fit. Keith
Quote from: TRIND-FD;691529I use the banzai racing diff Brace, Great bit of kit, Easy to fit. Keith
Have only seen the dragon performance ones, any pointers of where to have a look at the banzai ones?
http://banzai-racing.com/store/FD_differential_brace.html :Thumbs-up
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;691510what are peoples opinions on using these parts on a road car, i know the engine damper is a good idea but what about the other two?
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The Engine Damper is the worst offender actually, it transmits every bit of vibration from the Engine bay in the Car!
Lee beat me. If your diff bushes are good and your eng mounts, you should\'nt need anything but the diff brace.
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i found the engine damper did F*ck All on my last FD, you are better off looking at replacing your engine and diff bushes really to get most benefit. Change the bushes and get the gearbox and diff braces and should be pretty solid then, will get a bit of vibration thou with the braces, i had them on a road car and got on ok, depends what you are willing to put up with
Yup, engine dampers are bling band-aids. Spend the money on uprated engine moutns instead.
Quote from: SiH;691635Yup, engine dampers are bling band-aids. Spend the money on uprated engine moutns instead.
Replacing engine mounts means taking engine out? If it does this means I can\'t be arsed with that as had the engine out to replace the clutch, too much messing around for such a small
thing.
i dont know as ive never done it but im sure i have read a few places you dont have to take engine out to replace the mounts
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;691653Replacing engine mounts means taking engine out? If it does this means I can\'t be arsed with that as had the engine out to replace the clutch, too much messing around for such a small
thing.
you should be able to jack it up just enough to wiggle them out without disconnecting it from anything. one of the guys who\'s actually done it should be able to confirm.
I fitted a Dragon Diff Brace. Noticed an increase in cabin noise, but not enough to make me take it off.
I have changed my engine mounts.
It is possible to jack up the engine sufficiently (taking note not to stretch any lines [fuel/wires] etc etc) and to remove and replace the engine mounts. Depending on your exhaust system, you may have suffiicient flex on the rubber mountings to avoid disconnecting from the manifold.
It was a while ago but I remember there was sufficient clearence on the gearbox/tunnel and bell housing/bulkhead distances.
I have solid engine mounts, engine damper, diff brace and polybushes all round. It\'s pretty tight but not unbearably noisy. Tend to hear the diff noise more on coast than power.
I have the full interior still in mine too, when I had the back seats out it was MUCH noisier, so if your car is stripped bear that in mind. Although people who strip their cars out aren\'t usually too bothered about road noise... ;)
Whats your opinions on this stuff for a drift car?
Quote from: sammysideways;692710Whats your opinions on this stuff for a drift car?
I would say these parts are important for a car used for any kind of racing, diff brace stops diff movement under hard starts, wheel tramp. Gear box brace to stop gear box moving and stop the difficulty of finding third gear under harsh acceleration. Engine damper stops engine movement, I\'m sure there are few people with racing experience that can give you better advice.
I\'m looking to get these bits on my car to help stop things from braking if I decideto go racing.
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;692747I would say these parts are important for a car used for any kind of racing, diff brace stops diff movement under hard starts, wheel tramp. Gear box brace to stop gear box moving and stop the difficulty of finding third gear under harsh acceleration. Engine damper stops engine movement, I\'m sure there are few people with racing experience that can give you better advice.
I\'m looking to get these bits on my car to help stop things from braking if I decideto go racing.
that was my thinking too. will be getting a diff brace when i fit my 1.5:Thumbsup!
Instead of solid engine mounts I would recommend getting poly bush uprated ones, Prof has fitted them to his FC, they do increase vibration a bit, but nothing as mental like solid ones!