Harmonic Balancer

Protect your engine. Modifications can compromise your stock harmonic balancer. Install a Fluidampr performance damper early for best durability. Superior viscous damper design controls harmful torsional vibration across the entire rpm range. Reduce wear on engine components. Reduce risk of crankshaft failure. Improve timing. Unleash lost torque and horsepower. Precision CNC machined and balanced high-grade steel components. Brilliant chrome finish with engraved timing marks. No maintenance required. Trusted by leading engine builders worldwide. SFI 18.1 certified. Made in USA.

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Harmonic Balancer - Fluidampr - Ford Flathead V8 with Wide Belt Pulley - Steel - Chrome - 5-5/8" dia - 10.8 lbs - SFI 18.1 - Made in USA - Each

Part Type

Engine Harmonic Balancer

Product Overview

Fluidampr Engine Dampers are designed to control destructive vibrations which are transfered thru the crankshaft.

Each time the air/fuel mixture inside a cylinder is ignited, the combustion that occurs creates a torque spike that is applied to the crankshaft through the piston and rod. This torque spike is so severe that it not only turns the crankshaft, it actually twists the crankshaft ahead of its normal rotation and then the crankshaft rebounds. This twisting action is known as torsional vibration. When these torque spikes and forces get into phase with the natural frequency, critical torsional harmonic vibrations occur and can be seriously destructive to the bearings and the crankshaft. Dampers are designed to control those destructive vibrations.

Critical harmonic vibrations occur numerous times in a engine's operating range. Stock rubber and elastomer-type dampers are frequency sensitive “tuned absorbers”, and work at only one critical frequency. In the case of a stock rubber damper, it is tuned for a factory engine's critical harmonic vibrations. If you change the mass of pistons, rods, or the crankshaft, you change the natural frequency of the crankshaft assembly; therefore, the stock damper is no longer tuned to the new frequency of vibration, and you may be headed for early failure of expensive engine components. Dampers also create heat while they work, and rubber is a poor dissipator of heat. This heat and the exposure to the elements deteriorates rubber, causing it to crack and change durometer, which then leads to inertia ring slippage, damper failure, uncontrolled torsional vibration, and costly engine parts breakage.

These additional application notes are supplied by the manufacturer and collated from multiple year ranges. Not all of these notes may apply to every year or every variant. Please contact a StreetFX agent for clarification if required.

• Broad RPM range protection.
• Made in USA.
• No maintenance required.
• Reduce risk of crankshaft failure.
• Reduce wear on critical engine parts.
• SFI 18.1 spec. Race proven for over 35 years.
• Superior durability.
• Unleash lost torque & horsepower.

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1.	Installation Instructions

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Harmonic Balancer, Internal Balance, Steel, Chrome, Ford, Flathead, V8, Each

Using only three parts (a laser-welded sealed housing, an internal inertia ring, and highly viscous silicone fluid between the two), SFI-approved Fluidampr harmonic dampers can control all crankshaft vibration--not just a limited frequency range. As a result, you get reduced wear on the main bearings and timing gear, more stable valvetrain operation, and less chance of crank failure.