DIY: Weight reduction/Fix hatch not opening issue

RoadWarrior · 05-14-2017, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enough

It looks like a mass damper to eliminate some resonance, rattle or vibration. Maybe from the exhaust at certain engine speeds of from road input.

Good thread- this is almost certainly the function of this part rather than making the hatch easier to close. If that was their aim, why not simply make the gas struts less strong.

Lots of oems use mass dampers for NVH reasons, limiting vibration or resonance.

DEpointfive0 · 09-24-2017, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoadWarrior

Good thread- this is almost certainly the function of this part rather than making the hatch easier to close. If that was their aim, why not simply make the gas struts less strong.

Lots of oems use mass dampers for NVH reasons, limiting vibration or resonance.

Maybe, but some have it, some don't, and it makes literally díck difference on NVH

imazman · 12-15-2017, 07:07 AM

2011 Nismo had it...removed it...now I go much faster ;-)

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12-15-2017, 07:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
imazman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: PA Posts: 120 Drives: 11' 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 12	2011 Nismo had it...removed it...now I go much faster ;-)