Ingalls "Stiffy" Engine Torque Dampener
Originally Posted by EvilBlueEvo8
could these wrenches be sent out to people that already have purchased it for free or a low fee (like shipping) as an inconvience? i mean of course that they make em.
Tai
I just installed the Stiffy. It went on very easy. A few more color pics in the instructions would have helped a little bit because there are a lot of verbal directions calling for small washer this or black nut that. I did learn that it's best to attach the engine side of the dampener to the bracket before you finish installing the bracket to the engine mount. Otherwise, the cam cover gets in the way.
I'm sure I could have done the whole job in 20 minutes if I had to do it again.
My driving impressions:
-You really can't feel any more additional vibration in the cabin. I have mine set on 11.6mm.
-You can hear some more high frequency sounds in the cabin. I kind of like it actually. It lets you hear what's going on better now with the engine. It might get old eventually, but I like it for now.
-Shifting is crisper. I wasn't able to play too much in my neighborhood without getting in trouble, but initial impressions are that things are much crisper now. I'll find out more later in the year with autocrossing.
I'm sure I could have done the whole job in 20 minutes if I had to do it again.
My driving impressions:
-You really can't feel any more additional vibration in the cabin. I have mine set on 11.6mm.
-You can hear some more high frequency sounds in the cabin. I kind of like it actually. It lets you hear what's going on better now with the engine. It might get old eventually, but I like it for now.
-Shifting is crisper. I wasn't able to play too much in my neighborhood without getting in trouble, but initial impressions are that things are much crisper now. I'll find out more later in the year with autocrossing.
^Good stuff, thanks for the post.
Tai
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Tai
Buy now:
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
Got new stock coming in today.
Buy now and it will SHIP the SAME DAY you order.
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
^^^^^
Thanks for all the support everyone, these will be forever available at this price, my Vendor status will be gone for a month or so. But we will still be here posting and we expect to return in the spring as a vendor.
Tai
CorSport
Buy now and it will SHIP the SAME DAY you order.
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
^^^^^
Thanks for all the support everyone, these will be forever available at this price, my Vendor status will be gone for a month or so. But we will still be here posting and we expect to return in the spring as a vendor.
Tai
CorSport
Originally Posted by whitet777
I just got my "stiffy" today. Thanks CorSport. 
Here are some observations.
1. The quality of the components seems very nice for the price.
2. Setting the preload adjustment is easy if you have the right tools. If you don't, you're going to have to get them. I used two medium sized adjustable wrenches and barely got it to work. If they made the jam nut a little thicker, it would have made it easier to get a fat adjustable wrench around it. Because the jam nut is so thin, using 2 adjustable wrenches is out of the question to set the jam nut against the adjustment nut. If you have a very thin open ended wrench set that has very large sizes, you are golden. It wouldn't have killed Ignals to include this stamped wrench. Probably would have cost another $1 or so to make.
3. The adjustment is between 10mm (stiffest setting) to 15mm (loosest recommended setting). Most people don't have a great way of measuring this. I ended up using dial calipers and then converting english units to metric. A tape measure isn't going to be that accurate. Setting the adjustment at a race may be tricky. In the future, it'd be nice if there were a hand adjustable feature like on a shock or something.
Just my 2 cents. Don't take this as a negative post. I can't wait to install it and test it!
Here are some observations.
1. The quality of the components seems very nice for the price.
2. Setting the preload adjustment is easy if you have the right tools. If you don't, you're going to have to get them. I used two medium sized adjustable wrenches and barely got it to work. If they made the jam nut a little thicker, it would have made it easier to get a fat adjustable wrench around it. Because the jam nut is so thin, using 2 adjustable wrenches is out of the question to set the jam nut against the adjustment nut. If you have a very thin open ended wrench set that has very large sizes, you are golden. It wouldn't have killed Ignals to include this stamped wrench. Probably would have cost another $1 or so to make.
3. The adjustment is between 10mm (stiffest setting) to 15mm (loosest recommended setting). Most people don't have a great way of measuring this. I ended up using dial calipers and then converting english units to metric. A tape measure isn't going to be that accurate. Setting the adjustment at a race may be tricky. In the future, it'd be nice if there were a hand adjustable feature like on a shock or something.
Just my 2 cents. Don't take this as a negative post. I can't wait to install it and test it!
Just picked up my new stock of EVO dampeners.
Buy now and it will SHIP the SAME DAY you order.
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
^^^^^
Thanks for all the support thus far everyone.
Tai
CorSport
Buy now and it will SHIP the SAME DAY you order.
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
^^^^^
Thanks for all the support thus far everyone.
Tai
CorSport
Last edited by CorSport; Jan 21, 2006 at 03:11 PM.
Buy now
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
^^^^^
Thanks for all the support so far everyone.
Tai
CorSport
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http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=261
^^^^^
Thanks for all the support so far everyone.
Tai
CorSport
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I'm pretty interested in this product, but it seems like its pretty difficult to adujst.
What setting do you recommend for street driving? Can you set it before you install it?
What tools do you need to adjust it once its on?
What setting do you recommend for street driving? Can you set it before you install it?
What tools do you need to adjust it once its on?
Originally Posted by Cloud
I'm pretty interested in this product, but it seems like its pretty difficult to adujst.
What setting do you recommend for street driving? Can you set it before you install it?
What tools do you need to adjust it once its on?
What setting do you recommend for street driving? Can you set it before you install it?
What tools do you need to adjust it once its on?
Personally, I adjust it full stiffness (simply open it all the way up) before I put it on and left it that way for ever. Once its on, normal wrenches work for adjustments, they just have to be fairly thin wrenches.
Tai
