I am looking for a fluid damper (like ATI and fluidampr sell) but cannot find one. Does anyone know where/if these are available

 

The F-series engines don't use harmonic dampeners.

 

True but that doesn't mean it wouldn't benefit from the addition of one.

 

they wouldnt

 

Are you insisting that the F20c experiences no crankshaft harmonics? Pretty bold statement... do you know what a harmonic damper is designed to do?

 

Do u know how our engine was built. A harmonic damper is designed to stop deadly vibrations that car cause by many things, mainly an unbalanced engine, but since our car is well balanced it wont make a diff..
Go ahead and make something work, and tell me how adding more weight to the front of an engine that is already balanced effects everything with the engine. Once u destroy ur engine because u make it unbalanced post some pics.

Honda did an excelent job in building this motor.
If you want to add a harmoic damper to something go trade ur car in and get a civic.

So overall my main thing (I may have sounded like a dick but) im worried about is u blowing up ur motor by making it unbalanced..

My main question is why would u want to waste money and add something like this if its proven that this motor has over 200k without rebuilds..?

 

Actually they are neutrally balanced and have no effect on the dynamic balance of your engine. The weight of a good fluid damper is approximately the same weight as the original pully so you wouldn't be adding any weight. The design of these dampers has NOTHING to do with the balance of the engine.

A harmonic damper is designed to reduce the torsional vibration of the crankshaft. Every time a cylinder fires the crankshaft is twisted ever so slightly, after the force of the power stroke is relieved the crank twists back. This vibration is very slight and a non issue with an engine making stock power since the deflection is very low. When you tripple the power output of your motor with a turbocharger that vibration can become an issue. A fluid damper has a large mass "floating" in a silicon gel that acts just like a shock does to dampen the vibration of your crank. Some cars MUST have at least a rubber damper because this vibration can happen at the natural frequency of the crank causing instant damage.