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Old 08-29-2010, 09:46 AM
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I was wondering what a damper is? Do they make any with magnet triggers for a ls1 crank?
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Old 08-29-2010, 01:41 PM
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Same as a Balancer.Crank triggered one i think MSD may have 1.
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So what is a balancer. When do you need it and why? ATI has one with magnetic pickups but I don't know what a damper or a balancer does?
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it balances the crank
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It's the lower crank pulley. LS engines are typically zero balanced so they aren't really balancing the motor. A dampner will absorb some of the harmonics produced by the engine at RPM.
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