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om3ga · 09-30-2009, 02:07 PM

It does not have anything attached to it my guess is that it is a weight or something? it attaches to the fire wall and thats it. Does anyone know if it serves any purpose at all?

mestizo · 09-30-2009, 02:18 PM

Firewall noise dampener.

mestizo · 09-30-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mestizo

Firewall noise dampener.

I am quoting myself because I already said what this piece is and what it does. S13's and S14's have them, S14's also have a dampener like this on the stock exhaust piping next to the diff. They are not needed, it was just something Nissan did to quiet the car down or reduce vibrations.

RacerX1 · 09-30-2009, 04:28 PM

Trash it, weight savings ftw.

zylvia213 · 09-30-2009, 04:30 PM

isnt that a piece that attaches to the AC line? seems like its some kind of support or for noise IDK

veeates36 · 09-30-2009, 04:41 PM

Can you post a pic of where you removed it from please..? I wanna see if my car has one. Thank you

ka24delover · 09-30-2009, 04:54 PM

lol i have one of those

fcdrifter20 · 09-30-2009, 06:25 PM

^^^ i guess they didnt hear u the first time lol

EchaKqulo · 11-18-2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by fcdrifter20

^^^ i guess they didnt hear u the first time lol

You might haven't hear him because he did not speak he wrote!!!

Matej · 09-30-2009, 06:34 PM

Where is this? I want to take it off now, haha.

Hashiriya415 · 09-30-2009, 07:03 PM

I always thought it was on-star in case you drift off a cliff and you crash it sends beams to the NISSAN satellite and you get rescued.

projectRDM · 09-30-2009, 09:23 PM

Firewall, right behind the head. As stated, it's a damper. Remove it.

om3ga · 09-30-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by projectRDM

Firewall, right behind the head. As stated, it's a damper. Remove it.

Precisely where it is, Anyways ok that makes sense that it is a noise dampener, Awesome! at least its something haha. I thought it may have been a weight or some sort of grounding box for some reason. Another question of what something is... What is that Green small square box thats mounted to the drivers side fender?!?!

S13SILVIA|E46M3 · 09-30-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by om3ga

Precisely where it is, Anyways ok that makes sense that it is a noise dampener, Awesome! at least its something haha. I thought it may have been a weight or some sort of grounding box for some reason. Another question of what something is... What is that Green small square box thats mounted to the drivers side fender?!?!

The Green box is actually a Wiper Amp.

gotspins13 · 09-30-2009, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Hashiriya415

I always thought it was on-star in case you drift off a cliff and you crash it sends beams to the NISSAN satellite and you get rescued.

hahaha i love this guy!

1ZlowZ · 09-30-2009, 09:27 PM

what if i want it there.

om3ga · 09-30-2009, 10:05 PM

Sweet! haha i have been wondering what that was forever lol

S13SILVIA|E46M3 · 09-30-2009, 10:23 PM

Yeah.. when you go in and strip out wires to save a little extra weight, you figure out what those little things are.

Devil Man · 09-30-2009, 10:33 PM

isnt that only on auto's

om3ga · 09-30-2009, 10:44 PM

nah mine is a stick device

S13SILVIA|E46M3 · 09-30-2009, 11:04 PM

Sorry, my bad. Corrected my statement above, its a Wiper Amp.

s14unimog · 10-01-2009, 07:39 AM

I've always wondered what that was... I took mine off a while ago... The S14 one is much sleeker looking than your junk s13's hahahahahaha!

Hashiriya415 · 10-01-2009, 01:33 PM

Many of you are asking where it's located. So here is a pick, this thing saved me after I flew off a cliff, NISSAN Robotic search dogs came and found me.

daisy_is_sweet · 10-01-2009, 02:06 PM

itz a mini purse

burnsauto · 10-01-2009, 02:16 PM

soooo....why are we all gun-ho about removing any piece of vibration dampening off a unibody car that is spot welded and glued together?

What does it weigh...2 lbs? Just put down the cheeseburger instead.

to be useful.

If you have any questions about what a plug does on the s13, just drop me a PM. I have some nice hard to find wiring books that were dealer only and out of print. They contain diagrams, descriptions, and pin-outs of all the chassis/engine wiring.

*Drift N Dragg* · 10-01-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto

soooo....why are we all gun-ho about removing any piece of vibration dampening off a unibody car that is spot welded and glued together?

What does it weigh...2 lbs? Just put down the cheeseburger instead.

DUDE..LMAO.. I Laughed my Ass Off..

***S14DB*** · 10-02-2009, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by burnsauto

soooo....why are we all gun-ho about removing any piece of vibration dampening off a unibody car that is spot welded and glued together?

Naw man, your firewall vibrating like a drum make you hardcore man.

projectRDM · 10-02-2009, 04:35 AM

Can't this thread died already?

Especially when this topic is as old as Elton John. The first person to ever pull an engine from an Schassis discussed this.

clark · 10-02-2009, 07:25 AM

guys, i have an S13 and i have the same noise dampening box on my firewall.

i think mine is broken. it must have stopped working because i have alot of noise and vibration in my car.

can someone tell me how to fix my noise dampening block?

Hashiriya415 · 10-02-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by clark

guys, i have an S13 and i have the same noise dampening box on my firewall.

i think mine is broken. it must have stopped working because i have alot of noise and vibration in my car.

can someone tell me how to fix my noise dampening block?

It's a common problem the battery sometimes dies, they were designed to last about 130 years but some short out due to excessive turbo spooling noise and underwater driving. But not to worry there is a fix for it
There are 2 pins inside, you must get the OEM NISSAN Part #J4440-F53-TPA3.
Use this tool to open the box and you will see 2 round connectors with gray protective caps that require a 2.5mm socket to remove. Under the protective caps you will find the connectors colored red for positive charged electrons and Black for negative charged electrons.
Next you will need NISSAN Part#J4440-F53-TP5, this tool will allow you to charge the unit with special type of electrons, you will have to charge this exactly for 2 hours 25 minutes and 44 seconds to assure proper capacity of electrons have traveled into the device, once that is complete you can press the little red button and the device will self close and beep 2 times with a long tone to alert you that it's on and it will self close in 5 seconds , fallowed by a short single beeptell to tell you it's back online and operating.
Do this with caution, these devices have tremendous amount of force when they close, somewhere around 500 pounds of pressure, so it could hurt you. If you need somebody to fix it for you I charge $155 for the repair

09-30-2009, 02:07 PM	#1
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	What the HELL is this? It does not have anything attached to it my guess is that it is a weight or something? it attaches to the fire wall and thats it. Does anyone know if it serves any purpose at all?

09-30-2009, 02:18 PM	#2
mestizo Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 360 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Firewall noise dampener. __________________ 92 S13 Coupe Track Car

09-30-2009, 04:28 PM	#4
RacerX1 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lost In Angeles Age: 35 Posts: 508 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Trash it, weight savings ftw. __________________ Waiting to have my Username Fixed.

09-30-2009, 04:30 PM	#5
zylvia213 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LOST ANGELES Posts: 1,978 Trader Rating: (36) Rides Gallery: zylvia213 Feedback Score: 36 reviews	isnt that a piece that attaches to the AC line? seems like its some kind of support or for noise IDK __________________

09-30-2009, 04:41 PM	#6
veeates36 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: reseda ca Posts: 1,041 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Can you post a pic of where you removed it from please..? I wanna see if my car has one. Thank you __________________ Zombi_Army... Coming Soon

09-30-2009, 04:54 PM	#7
ka24delover Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Posts: 88 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	lol i have one of those

09-30-2009, 06:25 PM	#8
fcdrifter20 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: riverside, ca Age: 37 Posts: 2,869 Trader Rating: (44) Feedback Score: 44 reviews	^^^ i guess they didnt hear u the first time lol

09-30-2009, 06:34 PM	#10
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	Where is this? I want to take it off now, haha.

09-30-2009, 07:03 PM	#11
Hashiriya415 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Francisco Age: 37 Posts: 1,007 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	I always thought it was on-star in case you drift off a cliff and you crash it sends beams to the NISSAN satellite and you get rescued.

09-30-2009, 09:23 PM	#12
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Firewall, right behind the head. As stated, it's a damper. Remove it. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

09-30-2009, 09:27 PM	#16
1ZlowZ Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Apple Valley Age: 32 Posts: 649 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	what if i want it there. __________________ -Victor S.

09-30-2009, 10:05 PM	#17
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Sweet! haha i have been wondering what that was forever lol

09-30-2009, 10:23 PM	#18
S13SILVIA\|E46M3 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cali Posts: 157 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Yeah.. when you go in and strip out wires to save a little extra weight, you figure out what those little things are. __________________ S13 SR\|G37\|E46 Wagon\|X5 35d

09-30-2009, 10:44 PM	#20
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	nah mine is a stick device

09-30-2009, 11:04 PM	#21
S13SILVIA\|E46M3 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cali Posts: 157 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Sorry, my bad. Corrected my statement above, its a Wiper Amp. __________________ S13 SR\|G37\|E46 Wagon\|X5 35d

10-01-2009, 07:39 AM	#22
s14unimog Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In a place, near a river, over a lake Age: 38 Posts: 2,415 Trader Rating: (22) Rides Gallery: s14unimog Feedback Score: 22 reviews	I've always wondered what that was... I took mine off a while ago... The S14 one is much sleeker looking than your junk s13's hahahahahaha! __________________ Fuking ginger bread man stole my wallet... SHIFT*lock_slide to side d3m3rs0n: if i have a baby im naming it Brandons Fault Emerson

10-01-2009, 01:33 PM	#23
Hashiriya415 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Francisco Age: 37 Posts: 1,007 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Many of you are asking where it's located. So here is a pick, this thing saved me after I flew off a cliff, NISSAN Robotic search dogs came and found me.

10-01-2009, 02:06 PM	#24
daisy_is_sweet Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riverside Age: 33 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	itz a mini purse __________________ >>><<<

10-01-2009, 02:16 PM	#25
burnsauto Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 717, PA Age: 39 Posts: 3,324 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: burnsauto Feedback Score: 6 reviews	soooo....why are we all gun-ho about removing any piece of vibration dampening off a unibody car that is spot welded and glued together? What does it weigh...2 lbs? Just put down the cheeseburger instead. to be useful. If you have any questions about what a plug does on the s13, just drop me a PM. I have some nice hard to find wiring books that were dealer only and out of print. They contain diagrams, descriptions, and pin-outs of all the chassis/engine wiring. __________________

10-02-2009, 04:35 AM	#28
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Can't this thread died already? Especially when this topic is as old as Elton John. The first person to ever pull an engine from an Schassis discussed this. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

10-02-2009, 07:25 AM	#29
clark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: new york Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	guys, i have an S13 and i have the same noise dampening box on my firewall. i think mine is broken. it must have stopped working because i have alot of noise and vibration in my car. can someone tell me how to fix my noise dampening block?