Hey all, I started my custom ETD and got it installed tonight! Pics will be up tomorrow when its light out and hopefully not raining and wow does it make a difference!! check back later! but I might have to reinforce one of the brackets that I made.....lol

 

Pics are up! I will get more detailed ones when I take it all back off to remake the custom bracket and put some reinforcement on it. Enjoy!

 

Looks pretty good, and you say it made a noticable difference, what materials did you use.

 

well the bracket that connects to the motor at the motor mount came with the kit I bought and it happened to fit perfectly. for the other bracket, Im using 1/4" steel plate....it is currently off the car so that custom bracket can be reinforced some more, and I might also remake the other bracket as well if I have time tomorrow night.

 

Where can i buy the kit? Im gonna give it a try myself.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-93...Q5fAccessories

I used this kit because of all the kits available for different cars, theres at least ONE bracket in this kit that already fits our car. its the smaller one in the picture and it can bolt to the motor mount like you see in my pics. you can get this kit and use the one bracket and make the other one, or get a universal torque damper and custom make both brackets.

 

have you felt a difference with it

 

yeah definitely, smoother shifts and some more vibrations, especially at idle, but i dont mind it. also, practically eliminates all wheel hop!

 

wow just stumbled upon the coolest website emachineshop.com and u can custome make any machined part so u might be able to make the right bracket from there

 

Same kit I got for my IX. I hate it. I believe in the you pay for what you get theory. I wish I would have went with the Ingalls. I had to cut the bracket that mounts to the engine where the motor mount is in order it to fit. Fitment sucked, but it works now. Slight vibration when you first accerlerate but that is a given when you stiffen anything up. Over all it isnt a bad piece if you dont mind making adjustments to it. Ebay parts suck lol.

 

haha well I knew I would have to custom make at least one bracket, so I was cool with it! and it would be fun and give me some more welding/machining practice.

 

Yeah I feel you on that. Hell I cant complain, I still have not removed mine lol. I honestly am not a big fan of the knock off engine dampers though. Looks great, performs better then not having one lol.

 

yeah I figure when/if this one goes bad, then I will switch to an ingalls or something of that nature lol

 

whcih one from ingalls would u get

 

im pretty sure Ingalls only makes one actual ETD, and all the kits utilize that same one, with different brackets. if you want the ingalls ETD, it looks like you would have to custom fab both brackets yoruself, seeing as they are different than the brackets I got with my ebay kit lol