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Fluidampr...IMHO Waste of Money

Technically it is only $300.00 more than the dealer part, wholesale. So it is excessive spending of $300.00, not $400.00. Every 6.2 6.5 I have seen, 5, have needed one. The one I replaced only made it 30K, dealer part.

You can sell it used later, or put it on the next engine because it is going to outlive the engine. I can't see it being a bad buy.

Now you can forget about checking it every oil change...
 
buddy said:
Because he sells them ;)...
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Nope.

I've talked with the man directly.

That's not the "why" and is an unfair assumption about his motives. To be blunt, it's flat out wrong.

But everyone is free to spend their money as they see fit.

My 400 bucks is gladly going towards a fluidampr.

Has more to do with my 25 years of training on aircraft recip engines and my understanding of their operating principles and dynamics.

It will be put to good use with my plans for my old oil burner.

I just wish they sold a more "price friendly" unit from thier street dampr line for the 6.5 and not just the SFI rated unit. It's the same unit except for some plating and a nice "SFI" logo painted on the side. Guess who gets to pay for that nice logo and certification?

Yup.

The consumer......
 
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I do agree, if I didn't get mine for a steal like I did... I would find it very hard to justify 4 bills for something that doesn't sit atop a motor and make gobs of torque. I would however, if purchasing new, feel way more comfortable with a 250.00 price range of this damper. They are way over priced.

Mike
 
WarWagon said:
Technically it is only $300.00 more than the dealer part, wholesale. So it is excessive spending of $300.00, not $400.00. Every 6.2 6.5 I have seen, 5, have needed one. The one I replaced only made it 30K, dealer part.

You can sell it used later, or put it on the next engine because it is going to outlive the engine. I can't see it being a bad buy.

Now you can forget about checking it every oil change...
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I never look at the damn things(stock) with an oil change or otherwise.Only time i look at them is when i rebuild an engine.inspect and back on it goes.
The one on my 89 is been on there now for 700 k,the other ones both close to 400 ;)
 
bison said:
I never look at the damn things(stock) with an oil change or otherwise.Only time i look at them is when i rebuild an engine.inspect and back on it goes.
The one on my 89 is been on there now for 700 k,the other ones both close to 400 ;)
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Better value in the hotter climates where rubber doesn't last as long...
 
I have never seen one come apart until the 93. It was pretty horrible. Unfortunately he returned the motor before carnage pics were taken.
 
Spending $400 on a fluiddamper is piece of mind. Yes it's pricy at first but knowing the fact u never half to worry about it again. Kinda like the transmission on my duramax everytime I try a new tune I'm always wondering when it's going to slip again from the 4th-5th shift and go into limp mode. Best way to fix that? Spend $3000 on a suncoast stage 4. Moral of the story " you pay for what you get"
 
I have yet to put mine on, simply because I know the motor mount on passenger side is sagging bad and causes exhaust to rub. And I want to be able to compare the difference as much as possible.

Its low on the list, but also on my recommended mod/mnx list as something to consider.

That motor mount change is holding up exhaust work too, because I dont want to install anything else until I am working with right clearances. I need to get on top of that soon.
 
Acesneights1 said:
I expected a noticable difference and didn't so as the title states, in "my" opinion yes, a waste. Plenty of 6.2/6.5s that have gone 300k miles on the original balancer. Unfortunately my 93 was not one of them. Seeing the carnage spooked me into this but now I realize there was nothing wrong with the one I took off and even if there was a quality stock replacement would have sufficed. Not saying these things are junk or anything, just saying 400$ is better spent somewhere else.
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Its obvious your OE damper wasn't broken thus causing the problem so how can you fairly comment on this piece until you fix the vibration???

We'll glady spend $1000's of dollars in hours and parts to soup up our engines but scream blue murder on an item that WILL save your engine and help it live a long life, kinda funny, don't you think?

I know mine is a 6.2 but the difference is night and day, the engine noise changed so much, it was more of a hollow knock instead of a hammering type noise, the exhaust used to buzz-stopped, the engine smoothed right out, and the biggest benefit was you could see the v-belts weren't being whipped around so badly anymore. After initial tightening of the belts, you never have to retension again. Sure, I can spend $400 elsewhere and there wasn't anything wrong with my OE one but if you truly understood how much abuse diesel cranks take, you'd put one on every diesel you owned, and remember, this will outlive your truck so if you buy another one, simply put it on your new engine, :p

Mike K3500 said:
I do agree, if I didn't get mine for a steal like I did... I would find it very hard to justify 4 bills for something that doesn't sit atop a motor and make gobs of torque. I would however, if purchasing new, feel way more comfortable with a 250.00 price range of this damper. They are way over priced.

Mike
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See above.
 
turbovanman said:
Its obvious your OE damper wasn't broken thus causing the problem so how can you fairly comment on this piece until you fix the vibration???

We'll glady spend $1000's of dollars in hours and parts to soup up our engines but scream blue murder on an item that WILL save your engine and help it live a long life, kinda funny, don't you think?

I know mine is a 6.2 but the difference is night and day, the engine noise changed so much, it was more of a hollow knock instead of a hammering type noise, the exhaust used to buzz-stopped, the engine smoothed right out, and the biggest benefit was you could see the v-belts weren't being whipped around so badly anymore. After initial tightening of the belts, you never have to retension again. Sure, I can spend $400 elsewhere and there wasn't anything wrong with my OE one but if you truly understood how much abuse diesel cranks take, you'd put one on every diesel you owned, and remember, this will outlive your truck so if you buy another one, simply put it on your new engine, :p



See above.
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I have had many 6.2's last over 330k miles with the stock damper and the reason 6.2's eat v belts is thanks to Gates rubber company and them discontinuing the proper belt.
 
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