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Is the fluidamper worth it?
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[QUOTE="Garbage_Mechanic, post: 1511092, member: 1610"] I have my new engine on the stand right now test fitting different set ups. The Fluidamper by itself changes nothing as far as the belt length goes. It does make it difficult to work with the belt if you use the stock OBS water pump pulley since there is not enough room between dampener ring and pulley. This can be solved by running the smaller diameter 99-03 7.3 water pump pulley which gives clearance to R&R the belt with the added benefit of increasing the RPM of the water pump and fan. However the snag is the smaller diameter of the pulley causes the stock belt to be too long and throws the tensioner out of it's range (a critical issue) For my set up I have a 215 amp ambulance alternator which normally takes a longer belt when installed by itself, with the SD pulley the stock belt fits like stock. The next issue with the Fluidamper is the stock fan hits the dampener ring. OBS Fluidamper kits cost more than 99-03 SD kits because a spacer is included with the OBS. If you run an 03-07 SD 6.0 fan the spacer is not needed and cooling is now improved 2 ways, one by faster fan speed and one by much more efficient fan. [/QUOTE]
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