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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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What is the best harmonic balancer for a high revving double roller chain lq4?
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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You'll most likely hear, ATI Super Damper, but I have no regrets going with a Fluidampr years ago.
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Ati is the best!
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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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thanks guys
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Old Jul 22, 2012 | 12:51 AM
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Ati is the best...see them in almost every race engine...the best would be the chainless setup with an idler gear in place of the chain to keep time...jk that's expensive race spec stuff from mast for the Brazilian NASCAR series
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Isn't ati and slp the same one?
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No... ATI and slp are not even remotely close to the same..

Slp is just a shitty pulley...
ATI is an SFI damper...and is used by most NHRA teams
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No... ATI and slp are not even remotely close to the same..

Slp is just a shitty pulley...
ATI is an SFI damper...and is used by most NHRA teams
I always heard good things about slp pulley's.. I bough one a couple months back actually... Should I not install it?
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I've used MARCH with good success on most my builds.
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Fluidamper. Up to 6,500 RPM.
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My slp 25 percent ud pulley works just fine.
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My slp 25 percent ud pulley works just fine.
its not about a pulley being able to "work fine"
when you go to an underdrive pulley, you are putting a smaller pulley on the crank, and it allows more vibrations.

once you start spinning to higher rpm's, you need more vibration control, which you cant accomplish with a smaller pulley smaller pulley.

the ATI balancer is a dampener....you will see more power gains from proper balancing than you will from underdriving....to a point that most people will see more power from the ATI standard size dampener than they will from an underdrive pulley...

there's a reason the ATI pulley is $450 and the SLP is only $250
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Hey Scott! Ya on tour?
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Hey Scott! Ya on tour?
yep... Out with Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglasias...



by the way....I went with the ATI 918852.....
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Cool, nice shows. Are you out with Abe V Systems? I did a thing or two with Jlo here in NYC, once with P-Diddy.

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Yeah, you can't go wrong with the ATI.

The Fluidampr is a very good unit-it's even sold over the counter at GMPP.

However, over like 6,500 RPM, the ATI will damp the crank harmonics better. Fluidampr will even tell you this and advise you to use a ATI for higher RPM applications. Very respectful of a company to tell you to use their competitors product.
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Cool, nice shows. Are you out with Abe V Systems? I did a thing or two with Jlo here in NYC, once with P-Diddy.

Clair Global.. the sound company I work for.....



Originally Posted by Paul Bell
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Yeah, you can't go wrong with the ATI.

The Fluidampr is a very good unit-it's even sold over the counter at GMPP.

However, over like 6,500 RPM, the ATI will damp the crank harmonics better. Fluidampr will even tell you this and advise you to use a ATI for higher RPM applications. Very respectful of a company to tell you to use their competitors product.
agreed.. fluidamper is a nice choice for lower rpm applications...
once you start spinning over 6500, or once you start making more than 800 flywheel horsepower....

either way, the ATI the best choice...
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Oh yeah right. Lemme know when you're in NYC again.

Any pics of this ride of yours?
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My Setup is Currently out of the car...
I'm going to be transplanting everything into a Lightweight Foxbody Mustang... O.o

but here is a picture of how it was before I pulled it out to prep for the Mustang.
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My ATI Damper...
With Moroso Vacuum Pump mounted in AC location using a bracket from Bob Ette over at AEICNC.

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