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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 05:16 AM
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Hi All,

I spotted these Fluid Dampers the other day whilst browsing for LS1 parts: Cheap Fluid Damper

Has anyone had any experience with them? They seem cheap at $59.

At 7-1/4" OD I don't think they are under drive but that's not a problem for me since I'm only running a water pump and alternator. I can easily machine up a larger pulley for the alternator if I want to under drive it.

It looks like the guy is a shop of some kind and has good feedback. It also looks like he's sold plenty of dampers for other engines as well.

The only reason I can think that they may be cheaper than the rest is that there is no mention of SFI cert. However another seller has what loks like the same damper and is saying it's SFI approved: SFI approved fluid damper

What do you think?

Cheers

Michael
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 09:51 AM
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Considering how important the harmonics of your motor are, I'm more than happy to pay the $200 to buy a March Fluid Dampened pulley. I know they were specifically designed for our cars by a competent company, and are SFI certified. Most importantly, they're race proven. Thats a critical part you don't want to skimp on.

In my eyes, its kind of like throwing 918 springs in when you just installed a G5X3 or a T-Rex. Not a good idea.
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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those look like cheap knock offs of real brand name fluidampers
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 09:40 AM
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Start cheaping out on stuff like this, and you're gonna end up having to do it twice. Personally, it would not be worth it to me to possibly end up with a good pulley, or possibly end up with a pile of ****.
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i just got a march pulley for 179.99 and it has the good name and sfi sticker too
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Originally Posted by WS6FirebirdTA00
i just got a march pulley for 179.99 and it has the good name and sfi sticker too
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