As the title says.. I want to know the lightest front damper I can possibly fit in there... My engine is neutrally balanced...

Thanks

 

I got the LT1 version from fluidamper and have spun mt engine to 7200 rpms with no problem.

Randy

 

But how light is it???

I have an Al flywheel and I think I will be getting an ACPT, so that should be a good way to complete the kit.. I am not looking to rev that high, but I want to make the engine rev a lot lot faster even if I dont get more HP.

 

The ATI Catalog shows part numbers for light weight aluminum shell and aluminum hubs for F-Body LT1's. The aluminum shell saves about 2# and the hub saves about 1#.

 

I have the ATI damper on my car, needed the vette version because of my accessory layout..

I did notice a difference in the engines ability to rev..

As for quality the piece is very nice, though if fluidampr had made one for my application I would of gone with that to save some coin...

 

To answer your question, the Fluidampr is heavy. It's about 13-14lbs. I weighed myself with it on my home scale. That's why I say it's 13-14lbs.

 

The best won't be the lightest. Best and lightest is a contradiction of terms, AFAIC. It's responsibilities are not the same as a flywheel.

 

My engine is neutrally internally balanced.. and I use a stock balancer with none of the holes filled in...

 

WORD!

I agree, FluiDamper here, heavy as a **** but SAFE for the engine

 

You're going to find that the ATI vs. Fluidampr arguement is never-ending. I've been using the ATI on a 7K+ rpm engine for over 3 years. This 3,900# car made 1,125HP and ran 9.04@155mph, turning well over 7K rpm with the ATI. Madman ran the ATI....

Can't be all that bad......

 

Your best bet for getting an engine to rev quickly, and when I mean quickly, I'm talking like idle to 6000rpm in about .250 of a second, thats quickly. Your gonna need to reduce your rotating compenents weight, and your dampner is not the ideal place to remove the weight from. With our serpentine systems, there is a lot of stress placed on that compenent, plus the job of a dampner/balancer on a cross fire V8 is quite important.

Too get the weight down start off with a lightweight crank, rods, pistons, lightweight flywheel and clutch... unfortunatley streetability suffers quite a bit from the lightweight clutch... go get a tilton if you don't care about that, that'll make your car rev quickly Also the amount of torque has a direct relationship to the rotating components weight on how quick it will rev.

 

I have a question will FluiDampers work with a stockbottom end cars that turn 6600 rpms? Will the damper be good for street use or are the designed for mainly strip use? thanks

 

'Testimonial' type of info report out of balance conditions result when used in low temp (30*- 40*F ?) environments. Appears the 'fluid' does not remain viscous in cold weather. You are in Indiana, so this may not be a concern, IF indeed testimony of this nature is accurate. Not stating it is, or it isn't, just FFT. I reside in Wisconsin, so 'consider the source', in my decision to go in a different direction. Inquiry with Fluidamper mfr. may shed lite on the matter, or result in an issue stemming from a 'conflict of interest'.

 

ATI balancer is on my car and I've never had a problem with it. A lot of the racers seem to go with that balancer as well.

 

ATI lightest, the ASP underdrive damp/pully is also very light, kinda inbetweeen my stock one and the ATI. I had the ATI on my 93 and took it off when I sold it, when I bought my 97 it had the ASP on it.