thought id better start a thread here please read this https://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=2548
Ill be contacting Funkypower on mon/ tues with numbers and see what discount they offer
please only put your name down if you genuienly want to buy 1 of these dampers .
group Buy names
Mud
robw
MR TURBO
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id want 1 but my engine set up differently??? so how would that work
its basically ,the damper your buying , the brakets will have to be adapted to suit where you want to fix it to
im planing on taking it from my strut brace or strut top and using the bolts where the engine lifting lug is , im sure there will be some place thats not to hard to get it fixed to on your .
im actually maybe considering get 1 fixed to the lower and top of engine but ill see how it goes.
id say on yours it would be a good investment
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any news on this then? what numbers do we need for a discount?
Ill let this run till tuesday then ill give them a phone and see what they can offer , the 1's they sell on ebay were £57.95 incl postage so im thinking we may be able to save a small amount on that if we got enough peeps wanting 1 , was hoping to have a minimum of 5
Funky power are the only uk stockists of these ive found , if anyone else knows somewhere else to get them from im happy to phone and haggle for the best deal .
Im really wanting to get 1 before the end of next week
Be nice to team,up and maybe get some sort of saving
Rich, I don't mind helping out on getting a group discount. I do the club discounts currently and having mails coming from an official address always looks better. Just let me know
i woul be interested as my clio has a 5 engine in it but due to the carb i cannot fit a strut brace so are unsure of where it could be fixed it
u wouldnt fit these kits to the strut brace but to the top of the suspension turrot ( the bolts that hold the suspension up)
something like that..
D4WNO, ur more than welcome to try and source these if you want and try to negotiate a deal ,ive already spoke with http://www.funkypower.co.uk/ who seem to be the only uk supplier i can find .
and they told me they would be more than happy to do a grp buy on these i never discussed prices ,i was just wanting to see how many peeps would want 1 , no harm in you giving them a phone being a committee member and trying to sort sommit out
may need a few more days if we want more member in on the buy?
Ah hadn't realise you'd already spoken with them, I don't wanna tread on anybodys toes so will leave you to it since you have it in hand
looks like a lot of work to swap the engine to inline though. I prefer Mud's suggestion.Originally Posted by minty83
something like that..
an inline engine rocks side to side, so needs a stabiliser that sticks out the side, a transverse engine rocks fore and aft, so needs a damper that runs front to rear. If you mounted it like your picture in a GTT you'd do nothing more than scrape your knuckles and make yourself look like a nobber.
how would you suggest to do it then? where would you mount it on a gtt engine or even my vag engine? like a stabaliser of some sort pushing against the engine from the front of the subframe?
you want it as high as possible, and attached to something solid. It's not easy to find solid places on something as thin as a GTT, hence the strut brace is a pretty good suggestion. Then attaching to the engine would need a bit of thought, Mud suggests the liftiing eye brackets, there, or maybe the plate that covers the water gallery on the end of the head might be possible. I'd be a little worried that it might lead to head gasket problems, dunno , just a thought. Maybe a bracket that pics up on the 2 top bolts that hold the gearbox to the engine?
I'd guess that you'd want it high, horizontal, in line with the chassis, and probably in line with the diff, well central between the 2 inner driveshaft joints.
As to VAG, you're on your own
lol cheers
As to VAG, you're on your own
just type engine damper into google images and u can see all sorts of mounting possitions
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...h+Images&gbv=2
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depending on the price id be into one
mud any idea on how theyd be fitted???or anyone any ideas???
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OK ,im just of the phone to funckypower and the ebay price is basically the cheapest they would do them £49 for the damper kit and £9.99 for p+p
although if we could get 10 sales they would knock £5 off that .
not much but its something
Im guessing getting 10 peeps wanting 1 will be pretty tough
we could also save a bit if we just bought the damper , but i recon these brackets could come in handy in helping to adapt a fixing point
id say itd be best with the brackets
save a lot of hassle trying to get somthin made up
any clues on the fitting to a standard 5 engine???
to be honest i wont no until i have a damper in hand and i can look at at the best mounting point , i have a few places in mind but the brackets will have to be alterd. going to be looking at adapting the strutt brace is some wayid say itd be best with the brackets
save a lot of hassle trying to get somthin made up
any clues on the fitting to a standard 5 engine???
im placing my order the morra so would be nice if those genuienly wanting 1 post here tonight or the morra morning
if not you are free to contact Funcky power your self to get 1 .
ok
tbh am not 100 percent as a dont wana buy it and have no place to put it.
i hope u get on awryt with yours though.
Not much success with a group buy on these so im just going to order 1 for myself today .
if the 2 guys that put there name down could contact me if they are still interested and ill pass on the details .
really needed 10 peeps to see any sort of discount and its not looking like that will happen .
The Volvo 480 with the 1.7 renault block uses some kind of damper on the side of the block to the inner drivers side turret. Noticed when down the scrappie the other day it's down the same side as the alternator.
yup it sure does , there is a few cars that have engine dampers from standard .
but not quite the same quality as the NRG 1 ,there is also cheaper 1's on ebay that are used on nissan 200sx and the like .
so wen you getting your one mud?
im ordering before the place closes tonight
hhaha good good
i do want one but all im wondering is wer do i put the thing
so how did you get on with this mud?
Ive got 1 , but not fitted it yet
It needs some work to make up a bracket / fixing point ,its a job for another day , ill post pics when i get fitted.
good stuff man ws jus wonderin
as still interested in this
mud in defo interested in one of these keep us up to date mate
any joy with this yet mudslinger????
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Just got some 3mm s/s plate to make up some new brakets the other day, probably be a few weeks before i get it fitted ill post pics when i do .
anymore news on this?
sorry not much news on this yet , ive made a bracket that picks up the 2 holes on the front of the block and the last 2 holes on the head using 3mm s/s , should work ideal with limited stress on the head just need to work out how to attach it to the strutt brace now and either paint or polish the brackets
Would one of these be any good to help support a k-tec manifold?
Proabley better to make your own from scratch mate and cheaper
heres what i did to take the weight and support the turbo / manifold
mud's picture is exactly what I was describing in the pm nayls, using rose joints.
ah ok,i see now!
i dont always take it in properly just reading,pictures help me a lot.
Just like the ones available for the trusty y.b
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