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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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anyone one have this ... and people with dampner on NA motor what are your reviews on it??? ordered it from avasive motorsports.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SBlueS2k,May 17 2007, 06:28 PM
anyone one have this ... and people with dampner on NA motor what are your reviews on it??? ordered it from avasive motorsports.
I have one it's cool looking
Do a search on ETD's and you will find a great deal of info If you need help with info on the install PM me and I can help you out


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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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If you don't know your car that well, you won't feel anything. I installed it and I honestly don't feel a difference. I drive my car rather blissfully. My car enthusiast friend, who has driven my car numerous times, claimed he felt a world of difference.

One thing you have to remember when installing is that the heatshield is very flexible. I might have bent the heatshield a little when I installed it and it touched the ETD, which made a rattling sound. When I popped the hood, a bit of paint on the ETD was scratched off. I just bent the heatshield back so the ETD was equidistant from the edges of the hole and it has never touched again.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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def. stopped the rattling of ITBs. Before it felt like I was using a push lawn mower. My hands would be numb from the heavy shaking of the engine. Now it feels like I was stock again. Def. worth the money even for stock.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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thanks for the pictures.. i did a seach and i only found threads on engine dampners on turbo or supercharged s2k's ... it will be here next week .. i just hate the feel of when shifting fast or briskfully the movement of the engine feels kinda loose.. but its a ap2 with 12k miles. plus i plan on autocrossing soon.. thanks again and if i have trouble installing it i will def send a PM your way...

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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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You ordered it first and then asked for reviews on it?

S2KPUDDYDAD I love that volt meter by your battery! What kind is it?
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Old May 17, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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by looking at the pictures above, the spoon ed is much better than the j's. i regret getting the j's so much.

with the j's ed, you have the cut or bend the crap out of the metal tab seen on picture #2, right by the ac line. it looks the spoon's ed comes with some sort of extention.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Steven2k,May 18 2007, 02:09 AM
by looking at the pictures above, the spoon ed is much better than the j's. i regret getting the j's so much.

with the j's ed, you have the cut or bend the crap out of the metal tab seen on picture #2, right by the ac line. it looks the spoon's ed comes with some sort of extention.
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It is an Audiobond fuse link It lights up blue and has an alarm in it as well. I bought it from a member a few years back his screen name was JohnsS2k. He told me that he got it from a friend that told him it was a prototype and that there were not many made.

As for my ETD setup it is not a Spoon it is The full PuddyMod ETD kit with the PuddyMod damper.
I had the J
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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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I dont have one on my car, but I would think that given the low amount of torque our engines make (especially stock) a torque damper would have very little effect. That said, if you have ITBs or are otherwise modified it may help a good bit.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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that puddy mount looks great and would've made the installation process much easier. but now that i know it was not constructed for the sole purpose of the ed, i'm wondering if it can handle the stress caused by the vibration from the engine.
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