An unfortunate byproduct of the tarmac-twisting thrust created by my freshly stroked RSX is an excessive amount of engine movement. Much like not being able to find a sufficient pair of chonies to contain your plus-sized member, this is not a bad problem to have. Some urethane motor mounts and an engine damper should keep my good vibrations in check even more than a hot pink tiger print thong-not that I would know anything about such apparel, or (sadly) a larger-han-below-average unit for that matter.
Even worse than the K20 with a nervous twitch, my conundrum centered upon the selection of said damper. Being the desperate wannabe JDM label whore that I am, this item had to be J-spec, complete with the requisite Lost In Translation name and all of the street cred that comes with a slow boat ride across the Pacific Rim.
After a day of deadline denial and procrastination spent online-uh, that is to say an exhaustive project car product search-I narrowed the field down to two finalists. The first was a genuine touge-proven, Pocari Sweat-swilling JDM item of which I am withholding the name for fear of any yakuza-esque retribution. The second is the very USDM Ingalls Stiffy engine torque damper. Of course I went straight for the fobby model with visions of the most righteous vinyl roll call dancing in my head. But thanks to Chimpy, our resident Rain Man concerning all things Honda, my vote was swayed.
Upon closer inspection the Ingalls damper is of a better design than its J-market counterpart, with more substantial Heim joints and adjustable preload settings. I'm aware that these features don't make much of a difference on such a little item but it just feels good to reduce engine torque in the most technologically advanced manner. Yeah, I know I'm a tool, but I'm a tool with a damn fine engine damper.