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Stops your engine moving around.

Increases horsepower and torque...

You will see it most effictive in an SR engine tho.. They move around a fair bit..

Esp if you got cams etc etc.. for 80 bucks from justjap.. probably a nice little upgrade

You might as well get the brake fluid stopper thingy..

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i think hes talking about a master cylinder stopper,

its basically a bracket that mounts to your strut tower with a plate or bolt that press up against your brake master to stop it flexing against the firewall when you hit that anchors.

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Edit: ^^ yea what he said..

so stops your brake fluid from moving around all the time when you brake hard or go fast around a corner

^ brake fluid right? hmm yea think thats what it does..

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I havnt noticed any in my friends worked up s15.. thats got cams etc in it..

If you got adjustable castor rods like me, then you can feel those thru the cabin lol..

not to sure about engine dampers..

Edit: pm PLYNX.. hes got one in his 33.. ask him if he feels anything!!

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I'd hope they save engine mounts.

I've done in one set of new engine mounts. :D

A mate in his GTS4 also did a set of engine mounts.

The Skylines appear to be fairly well setup; even with a busted engine mount they don't move around that much. Previous v8 aussy cars I've owned have the whole shifter moving often cracking your left knee. :S

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I put in a HPI engine damper in my car and had it on for 3 years+....... i reckon it was a waste of money IMO. haha

i do circuit/drags quite a few times a year and with 135,000kms on the body. engine mounts still seem fine..(ithink)

if i had the choose again i rather put that money elsewhere but i dunno .

As for vibration in cabin.. feels the same to me.....

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they hardly do shite on RB's as the attachment point is a flexible bracket (factory lifting pont).

this is all you need to know.

everytime I've tried to buy one in japan my (knowledgeble) friends there have talked me out of it. When I asked if they were good his exact words were: "looks part only". meaning it's just useless bling. if you like the look by all means get one. if you want a stiffer mount for your engine just use the nismo engine and box mounts.

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Edit: ^^ yea what he said..

so stops your brake fluid from moving around all the time when you brake hard or go fast around a corner

^ brake fluid right? hmm yea think thats what it does..

lols. a brake master stopper doesn't stop brake fluid moving around. it stops your firewall flexing when you are hard on the brake pedal.

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