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12-31-2003, 09:21 AM | #1 |
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Saleen Pulleys
Hey Guys,
My brother and I installed the Saleen underdrive pulleys the other day on my '02 GT and I have a question regarding the stock dampner. Unfortunately, Saleen provided us the wrong crank bolt and after searching many hardware stores and not finding the bolt, we decided to not install the stock dampner. We just installed the new crank pulley. I've been running the 'Stang like this for the last few days and have not noticed any problems. What problems could occur by running the car like this? Is it necessary to install the stock dampner to the new crank pulley? Thanks guys!
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12-31-2003, 11:38 AM | #2 |
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Put it back on.......................QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-31-2003, 12:08 PM | #3 |
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Why?
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12-31-2003, 09:59 PM | #4 |
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There's a reason it's called a "Harmonic" Damper
It dampens harmoic vibrations that can totally destroy certain parts of your engine's rotating assmby. Put it back on ASAP or Drive at your own risk..... """Harmonic Balancer (Vibration Damper) The harmonic balancer, or vibration damper, is a device connected to the crankshaft to lessen the torsional vibration. When the cylinders fire, power gets transmitted through the crankshaft. The front of the crankshaft takes the brunt of this power, so it often moves before the rear of the crankshaft. This causes a twisting motion. Then, when the power is removed from the front, the halfway twisted shaft unwinds and snaps back in the opposite direction. Although this unwinding process is quite small, it causes "torsional vibration." To prevent this vibration, a harmonic balancer is attached to the front part of the crankshaft that's causing all the trouble. The balancer is made of two pieces connected by rubber plugs, spring loaded friction discs, or both. When the power from the cylinder hits the front of the crankshaft, it tries to twist the heavy part of the damper, but ends up twisting the rubber or discs connecting the two parts of the damper. The front of the crank can't speed up as much with the damper attached; the force is used to twist the rubber and speed up the damper wheel. This keeps the crankshaft operation calm."" More Info Here
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01-01-2004, 10:41 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for all of the info. I won't drive the car until I put that part back on.
Thanks again, guys!! |
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