ATI Super Damper For C8 Corvettes

There is no denying that the C8 Corvette has proven itself to be the bald-eagle-screaming, pavement-stomping sports car that Chevrolet designed it to be, both on the street and the track. And like every generation of Corvette before it, its owners and the aftermarket have pushed that performance further with performance modifications like larger displacement versions of its LT2 engine, bigger camshafts, CNC-ported cylinder heads and even boost with supercharger or twin-turbo kits. But as performance increases, so does the demand to protect the engine that creates it. One often overlooked area is the engine’s harmonics, that’s where the ATI Super Damper for the LT2-powered C8 steps in.

ATI Performance Products Super Damper is not simply a steel hub with a bonded or vulcanized single rubber ring, it’s much more high-tech. ATI’s Super Damper utilizes a multiple o-ring design, mounted on the inside and outside of its internal inertia ring, to absorb harmful harmonics from your engine’s rotating assembly. This inner and out elastomer design also acts as two dampers in one, reducing power-robbing harmonics and the ability to withstand high-RPM and racing environments with sustained higher RPMs.

There are no cast components in an ATI Super Damper either. The center hub is available in billet aluminum or steel, and the inner inertia ring and the outer shell are made from billet steel. These materials, combined with the high-grade hardware and the elastomer o-ring design, are why every single Super Damper that ATI produces receives an SFI certification and exceeds SFI 18.1 specs. The ATI Super Damper can take the abuse on the track as well as it can live in day-to-day traffic.

Another benefit is the ability to rebuild your Super Damper. The OEM unit cannot be rebuilt, you have to replace it, which can cost you money in the long run. ATI cares so much about protecting your engine and prolonging performance that it has recommended rebuild schedules for its Super Dampeners. All dampers eventually wear out, be it stock or performance, as the rubber components begin to deteriorate with age and abuse. This means its function to protect the engine from harmful wear and power loss from harmonics deteriorates as well.

ATI recommends that their Super Dampers, used on engines in street and drag racing applications be rebuilt every ten years if they make less than 800 horsepower and annually for engines that make more than that. Engines used in…