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Hey guys, I am going to Terry H's today to get the Dual Mode Damper installed along with new belts, water pump and 02 sensor. The car should be running great for my long ass drive to Florida. I will post results on the DMD to let you know how it feels!
Joe

Smoooooooooth....

Uh huh.

Ditto!

...Ed

hmmmmmmm, no electric water pump at the same time?!?!??

Wow!! SMOOOOTH!!!! That thing makes the motor feel German! I was going to do the electric water pump but I couldnt justify the money. I ended up going the standard route. Thank god I got it in when I did...the piece of metal behind the water pump was just sitting there and when Terry took off the old pump the little metal piece popped off and hit the ground!

Once again...Terry did a great Job!

How much do the electric pumps actually help? I saw one on the BAT catalogue, but it was expensive. BTW, where/how much would it be/I go to intall (it)?

WOW! I must be "living under a mushroom" because I haven't heard about this DMD in conversations with other CEG-ers What does it do exactly and how much is this mod? Thanks for "updating" me guys!

Hi Striped SVT,

Here is an excerpt taken from a Toyota Supra site. It pretty much sums up the how and why of dual mode dampeners...most folks here feel there definitely is a need for it, in light of the fact, Ford has taken the time and money to develop it and place it as standard equipment on new Mondeos. The folks who have installed it notice a bit smoother operation...must be good!

Besides bottom-end internal balance, the flywheel has the greatest effect on engine longevity [source: Advanced Engine Technology, written by Heinz Heisler]. Toyota uses the term, "dual-mode damper" for the crankshaft pulley. It's effects on the crankshaft are twofold- the dual-mode dampers' inner ring counteracts torsional vibration, while the outer ring counteracts bending vibration. Inner/Outer rings, hence the 'dual-mode' terminology [source: Toyota Engine Technology]. Perhaps of some significance w/regard to the dual-mode damper, is mention of design parameters meant to deal specifically w/400Hz harmonics. Whether or not the Supra [or any] flywheel is likely to serve this specific function, could not be found in the literature mentioned. The aforementioned frequency [400Hz] is quite possibly the resonant frequency of the engine, so that aspect of vibration attenuation could be surmised as simple noise reduction- this a best guess on my part only.

They can be gotten from Mr Haines for $130.58 check or money order only ( I'm his new sales rep J/K ) Pics of the installation can be seen here... DMD Pictorial

You will like it...Ed

Had dual mode installed yesterday by Ford, was surprised to feel that engine was even smoother (never thought it was rough). As smooth as a BMW. Now I can rev that sucker without the guilt of "bending" the crank & beating the bearings. Just do it.

Also, had them do the dash repair (I only had trivial edge peeling dash problems) but mostly I had a few dash sqeeks that I wanted eliminated. Universal Ford in Richmond did a great job - dash now nice and tight, better than new. Combined with the turbine smooth V6, SVT now feels....more expensive.