Bought an Alex engine damper.
Any tricks on how to cut a hole through th heatshield,without removing it???
PITA to remove...
-Emil.

 

Every bolt, except the very last one (closest to the firewall) must be removed. That last one only needs to be loosened as it's installed in a slot. You are best to get those with a rachetting box end wrench.
Then you can cut it with a hole saw attachment on a drill.

 

Just run to Home Depot and pick up a circular saw blade. It will cut through your OEM shield in no time. I am taking into consideration you have a drill? I did this back when I had my first ETD with OEM heatshield. I pretty much did it with a friend bracing the heatshield down after we took measurements. Shouldnt take that long and the OEM heatshield should come out with 4 screws.

 

forgive the n00b question, but what does this thing do?

 

By definition the ETD (basically a small shock) is suppose to help with engine stability/flex at high RPM shifts and stablization with higher mileage cars. I had one on my S2k for 4 years and just took it off before I sold the car and honestly didnt notice any change but keep in mind my car only had 68,000 miles on it.

You know when cars/engines get older and more mileage racks up on the engine they tend to vibrate more. Thats with any car. This helps allieviate that symptom and allow smoother shifting at higher RPMs. Other than that, it looks pretty.

And of course a quote from Ben at AJ Racing..
"Reduces engine flex in order to get the power to the ground without vibration to the chassis."

 

the thing is, the motor mount are design to have some flex in it.

it's used to support the motor plus it's used to damper some of the vibrating and frequency from the motor.

not sure will it cause more vibrate(in cabin) just like filling the mounts with urtherane(window weld)

I wouldn't even bother with it

 

We all know this bro and its been discussed for the past 4 years. Nothing new and I was just giving the guy the information requested. AJ went back and forth with Alex and Js Racing about this product years ago. Thats what they told us and what we have experienced with the product over the past 4-5 years.

 

This thing ETD,is made to dampen the "Extreme "torque of the F 20 and F 22,engines....
Used to rig chains,or steel wires on old V-8.
Thank's Guys,for the advice..
So,if I get you right,it wold be easier to take the shield off.???
Looks like a PITA,can't even see the bolts...

 

If you look at your heat shield and where you need to drill that hole, you'll see that it will be nearly impossible to get a drill in there to drill at right angles to the surface of the heatshield.
Here, you see all the bolt holes in the heatshield (note the slot on the last one):


Here, you will see that last bolt (which stays on the car):


You must remove the stock header heatshield and have little hands.

 

the front 3 bolts are very easy to get to. the last one is hard without a ratcheting 10 mm. I'd go to autozone and get one. Hell, they sell a 8-17 mm set at target for like 20 bucks.. not the best quality or specs, but it will get r. done.