Sorry but I don't think that is a good idea to use a torque dampner on the intake manifold. While the higher up on the engine the better its mechanical advantage will be, where that engine dampner is mounted is also on the furthest out part of the intake manifold. This is the highest mechanical advantage over the bolts that mount the intake manifold to the lower runners to the heads will be which is not what you want.

 

The Weapon-R damper doesn't affect how the mainfold is attached. It uses one of the mounting points for the engine cover, and another under the cover where nothing else is attached, to begin with. So no internals are tampered with.

 

Referring to this picture:

 

Yes... those mounting points are not used for anything else, so I don't think any harm will come from using them. Besides, I've had the damper on for a while now, and have had no trouble with it or my engine.

 

Why would anyone want to put hundreds of pounds of force on the side of the manifold? That, and those fugly welds, I'm going to get the Stillen.

 

Has anyone substantiated this claim?

 

Try sending a PM to 97supratt , he had the stillen one on his car before he wrecked it. No I don't think the wreck was due to the dampener

 

Yeah, after I got to thinking about it - I was kinda wondering if the torque stress being applied to the manifold might loosen it from the engine over time, causing vacuum/boost leaks, etc... Maybe I'll pass on this variant - but I still want an engine dampener... Maybe stillen. Maybe solid motor-mounts...