If it does cost 500 EUR and there is still some vibration which escapes undamped, is it worth it, or not?..
~Nautilus
~Nautilus
If it does cost 500 EUR and there is still some vibration which escapes undamped, is it worth it, or not?..
~Nautilus
Not quite. There was the Fluidampr itself ($390) plus shipping ($85) plus customs tax for non-EU goods (4.5%) and VAT (24%) plus labor for fitting, which makes for a full cost of $636 or roughly 500 EUR.
It does run smooth, indeed, and there is no longer the vibration transmitted into the chassis at 5000rpm plus. But there is a small amount of vibration which still escapes it.
The basic reason for fitting it is to protect the internal components of the engine, mostly the rods and timing gear, which are under tremendous stress in a torquey engine like a modded 1.8T and which can give up much quicker compared to crankshaft or pistons, both forged. The second reason is to get a smoother running under acceleration.
There had been reported a back-to-back dyno test of a big turbo car, which experienced a power increase of 2.94% with Fluidampr fitted, for unknown reasons (possibly lower parasitic drag on the engine internals).
~Nautilus
So it doesn't cost 500EUR. It cost 300EURO. If you paid 500EURO for it you been tricked. All the other cost you mention cannot be labeled at #Fluidampr# cost but labour, taxes and shipping costs.
I also got one for my rebuild this spring.