I have been around dampers for a long time and traveled to different engine shops around the country to test actual crankshaft twist for the past 8 years.

No matter how well-tuned it is, your race engine is a grumbling beast. Consider that there are four controlled explosions with every turn of the crankshaft in a V-8 engine. At 7,000 rpm, the spark ...

Now imagine that spring uncoiling; without a damper to control all this stored energy, you’ll have a serious pogo-stick situation on your hands, causing your car to literally bounce down the road.

Monotube Damper. Found in: Audi A4, Mazda MX-5 Miata This design uses a single cylinder split by a floating divider into oil and gas chambers. A shaft pushes the piston in the cylinder to create ...