"Zebulon" @###@.^net wrote in message
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"Ernest Christley" wrote in message
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http://www.rotaryaviation.com/PSRU Zen Part 2.html

Bad link.




Ok, got it now, but what's your point?

Is this what you are referring to?

"At this point it should be obvious that our original assumption about the
intended purpose of the damper is wrong. The engineers in Detroit are not
stupid and they don’t put in relatively expensive parts for no reason, so
why do manual transmission equipped cars have a damper? The main reason is
to absorb unexpected torque overloads. This happens only on rare occasions
like when someone gets overly aggressive with the throttle and suddenly
releases the clutch. The springs store the energy of the shock load and
release it in a more controlled fashion in order to avoid breaking
drive-train parts. "