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HaggisHombre
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I have removed the rubber blocks between the fins during re-build should I put them back? If so I would like to replace them with new rubber, where would I obtain theses. Do they go between every fin?
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i believe these are for vibration.
not replacing these should cause you no noticeable problems.
if your want to replace these...they may still be available from suzuki.
not replacing these should cause you no noticeable problems.
if your want to replace these...they may still be available from suzuki.
Yes they are still available, and they cut down on the engine vibration hum at certain revs.
$1.65 each and there are 18 total.
If you use parts Outlaw, you can call them to discount the parts as there minimum item cost is now $2.49 each.
Part number, 11152-45000 or new number 11152-38A00
$1.65 each and there are 18 total.
If you use parts Outlaw, you can call them to discount the parts as there minimum item cost is now $2.49 each.
Part number, 11152-45000 or new number 11152-38A00
Didn't we just have a thread on this exact same topic?
EDIT: here is the thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?225541-black-plugs-in-between-the-fins
The new parts are gray colored, not black. I bought a bunch of these but removed them because I was doing a restoration and wanted the OEM look, but the gray parts didn't look right to me. At any rate, they are there to damp engine noise and not strictly necessary.
EDIT: here is the thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?225541-black-plugs-in-between-the-fins
The new parts are gray colored, not black. I bought a bunch of these but removed them because I was doing a restoration and wanted the OEM look, but the gray parts didn't look right to me. At any rate, they are there to damp engine noise and not strictly necessary.
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WilliamGLX81
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I thought they were to prevent harmonic vibrations from creating resonance in the engine and cracking parts.
are you serious??????????
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WilliamGLX81
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Completely. It's the reason there are heavy/rubber dampers on belt-drives on cars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_damper
Though that's on the rotating part of the crankshaft, harmonics can still happen along the sides of the engine case.
And http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003682X13001576 Goes into detail about the purpose and end result of the dampers. Including a 10% increase in engine temp with the dampers. Without them, your engine may run cooler and less efficiently than it should.
Any time someone says they want to remove something, I like to ask them "So, you're smarter than the engineers? Why are they there in the first place?"
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if the above rules applied there would never have been hot rods/drag bikes/land speed and so on..everyone would be "vanilla"
Those damper nubs are to keep the fins from ringing and radiating noise (in theory). A holdover from Suzuki's two stroke days. Not sure they do anything from a functional standpoint as judged in the real world. And not to worry about them affecting temperature, they don't enough to measure or matter.