Hurry Thomas, sounds like a price adjustment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fluidampr
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Hurry Thomas, sounds like a price adjustment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fluidampr
Thomas,
Great we'll be open Wednesday and closed Thursday and Friday for our employess to have some family time!!
Mark @ DPPI
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Originally Posted by trbankii
A lower price might spark my interst in buying one.
I just received an e mail from Summit saying it was shipped on the 20th. Total cost was around $430
Order placed - although did have to go around a bit on the phone as to part number as they wanted to sell me a #800141 based on the year of my truck. Best to get that issue resolved! :)
And although I won't post any prices since DPP didn't post, I will say that I am very pleased.
Always glad to deal with a TDP vendor! Many thanks!
Thomas,
Post away, we are not able to post prices per site rules as a Sponsor, but you have no such restriction as far as I know. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to be your performance part supplier too, we strive to have the right parts at the right price and encourage anyone to tell us if we are not competitive etc.
Mark @ DPPI
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Originally Posted by trbankii
I will weigh in by saying this.
As a business woman I feel that competative prices may be posted and are good for all concerned.
If you got a really sweet deal that may be considered to be "Cut throat" then please do not post the price as this can make being competative for some dealers of this fine products a lot tougher.
I find this in the gun business as I am a small shop with no where even close to the ability to buy the quantity that the big supper shops can.
My sale prices reflect this too.
In the case of this posting please, if you like the folks you dealt with, recommend them and possibly encourage them to join TDP.
Lets keep the price things off the page.
I have quoted the price on a couple items I have purchased for my rigs but they were fair trade prices.
I hope this reflects my position on the posting of prices.
I am grateful for all the manufactures and dealers who have joined TDP and by keeping pricing out of the picture here (At laeast on the open posts) it keeps all parties happy.
If you wish to PM someone whos aks about the price, go right ahead.
*** I responded on this post solely because of an email alert I received regarding posting of prices ****
My 2 cents worth
Best
Robyn
Sorry, I didn't realize posting prices was a no no. Anyone can go to Summits website and find this price however. I do have a problem with websites that are difficult to navigate and then say "call for the best price" If I can't order it online at 11:45PM in my pajamas I won't waste my time scanning that website in the future. There are exceptions; ie low overhead fab shops that make a particular part and don't have the resources for a fancy website. Summits website is very informative and easy to navigate, and usually has fast shipping, just not in this case. UPS said it should be here monday.
Craig
I had been the one that asked about posting the price I received from DPP - just didn't want to get anyone in trouble. I basically agree with Nelson about being able to find a price on the website instead of having to play games calling, but since this is a relatively new product and others seemed to have some shipping issues I went ahead and made the call.
I'll just say the price was better than others I've seen online for the product plus shipping to me and even if it was the same or only slightly more I would have gone with them for their support of the Diesel Page.
Just wanted to follow up - received the Fluidampr on Monday (01/07/08).
Placed order with Diesel Performance Parts, Nashville, TN on 11/21/07. Credit card billed by DPP on 11/25/07. Shipped 01/03/08 from Horschel Motorsports, Springville, NY. Received in Harrisburg, PA 01/07/08.
As an aside, the box says "6.2L GM Diesel #800191" on the side of it. As stated above, that is the correct one for the mechanical models, but caused a certain amount of confusion for the 6.5L application - I really think that Fluidampr has to address that to make it easier on the end user.
Now just have to find some time to get it on the truck!
trbankii,
Yep so sorry about the delay's, we have had a number of them on back order for a long time, seems Fluidampr is having a great success in the light/medium duty sales arena and just can't produce them fast enough!! Usually we can ship you anything we stock same day. Thanks for your pruchase and enjoy it!!
Mark @ DPPI
Are you pleased with the results for the investment? I am considering one just now.Quote:
Originally Posted by trbankii
Thanks
also... Who has the best price on these things currently? I may buy two during this purchase...
J
Me too, one for the 6.5 and one for the duramax.Quote:
Originally Posted by john8662
bueller?
bueller?
Bueller?
I just bought one through Summit. Don't know if it was the best price, but it was the easiest to get to Canada through them.
I saw this in an above message.... I imagine this means they'll meet or beat anyone's prices.Quote:
DIESEL PERFORMANCE PARTS INC. 1-866-455-7788 www.DIESELPERFORMANCEPARTS.COM WE GUARANTEE OUR PRICES, PERIOD!
Jim
It might mean that, but it's currently like Schultz the Butcher:Quote:
Originally Posted by More Power
Mrs. Goldstein: "Is this price right? $2.79 the pound for lamb chops?
Schultz: "Yes. $2.79"
Mrs. G: "But Schwartz has lamb chops at $1.89 the pound..."
Schultz: "So, buy your lamb chops at Scwartz!"
Mrs. G: "Schwartz is out of lamb chops."
Schultz: "When we're out of lamb chops, the price is $1.89 the pound also..."
Bottom line: The site claims no hit for the Fluidmpr...
Hello
I am wondering if anyone knows if its ok or not to glue a set of magnets onto a Fluidamper harmonic balancer? I have started to get a little interested in sticking an Isspro tacometer on my truck and I know they use a pair of magnets and a hall effect sensor to generate a signal. I am starting to get a little worried about my origonal balancer because I am getting a pulsing vibration throughout the truck which I think is steming from the engine. Kind of along the same lines, does anyone have any advice for installing a gear drive set at the same time as I do the damper?
Thanks
a pulse through the truck could be a driveshaft, u joints. a little more info about the truck would be nice. pulling the tach from the alternator would be my choice..
I know its not the driveshaft or anything like that because it does it when the engine is running, not driving. It only does it soemtimes, its just s slow vibration, I know its a pulsing vibration at about .2hz. I believe it to be caused by the engine operating at something close to the natural frequency of the frame and/or body since I can shut the truck down in the middle of a pulse and you can here the vibration damp out. The Issprro tachometers are much more accurate than an alternator driven one due to the power pulses of the diesel engine and V belt setup. It should be fairly easy to achieve something less than 5% error with a hall effect sensor and a pair of magnets, or even better with more magnets. Anyways, I can see the rubber on my origonal damper starting to squish out from between the two steel halves. I figure after 26 years of service and 190000 miles it might just be time to deal with it before something really bad happens, kind of the same issue with a gear drive set, all preventative maintenence.
The rather small magnets Isspro uses shouldn't cause a problem when installed as indicated in the instructions. Some vibrations found in these engines could be due to an aging harmonic damper. It could also be attributed to a loose timing chain - causing variations in injection timing. It could also be due to an imbalance in the injectors or cylinder compression.Quote:
Originally Posted by Konrad.INc
Installing the gear drive timing set has been discussed at great length here in the board. A few searches should turn up a lot of reading.
Jim
I'm using a Fluidamper with an Isspro tach, the only problem I have to report is that apparently I glued poorly one of the magnets and it flew away. So I'm having to multiply by 2 the tach readings. Ha.
My only excuse it's that the Fluidampr surface is so smooth that is not a good bonding surface for the glue.
No vibrations whatsoever even with only one magnet.
If you don't want to glue the magnets to the damper you can glue them to the flywheel/flexplate and mount the hall effect sensor inside the bellhousing.
I did that on a Toyota 4.2 L6 TD from a '95 Land Cruiser in a friends Dodge M-37 with an Isspro tach.
Hey wanted to add to this. I just read the entire thing and my question is...Anyone running one of these(like I am)..Any issues with extremly cold weather ? Will the motor be out of balance in the morning ? Mine felt kinda funny the other morning after 1deg F over night but it could have been in my mind.
Anyone have input on how cold weather affects them ?
I've wondered that too, but haven't looked into it because I believe it's a minor point. The silicone fluid can operate under a very wide temperature range - perhaps moreso than the OE rubber elastomer.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrwilecoyote
Near zero F. causes most diesel engines to start or begin running somewhat rough till the fire is lit and combusting normally in all eight. I recommend using the block heater (for at least a couple of hours) before the first start when it's that cold. That'll cure the roughness... ;) Jim
On edit: I'm putting together a 6.5 that'll have the FD. It'll probably be spring before it's on the road, but I'll know more next winter.
I just got back from Crested Butte, last day when we left thermometer on RV Mirror read -23F. I was plugged in all night and started and after warming up noticed nothing unusual. Don't think cold bothered the Fluidamper.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrwilecoyote
OK. Good too see someone else's results. I do use the block heater whenever possible. Hate the way they sound cold..:eek:
Update.
I spoke with a tech at Fluidampr. They are in Buffalo NY and said unless it gets down to around -40f don't worry about it.
Low temp info direct from the fluidamper site:
http://www.fluidampr.com/what/why-do...e-silicone-56/
Though it's taken much longer than I expected to complete the project, we've been driving the Blazer and rebuilt 6.5 (with Fluidampr) since last fall (fall-2021). The engine is very smooth running, and I have not noticed any damper-related roughness this past winter as a result of cold temps.... though it didn't get driven much during the coldest days that winter provided.
Out of curiosity, from time to time I have looked at the damper's outer circumference while the engine was idling. It was always spinning dead true, without a hint of wobble that can sometimes be seen in a factory type damper. The serpentine belt also seems to spin around the pulleys with less flapping.
All in all, I'm happy with the FD.
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