[Terry Burtz, Calif]

Brent, mounting a torsional damper on the flywheel end of the crankshaft will make for a smoother running engine, however, it does nothing to minimize crankshaft torsional deflections, and it does nothing to minimize harmonics.

Look at any modern engine designed by engineers and please find one that has a torsional damper mounted on the flywheel end of the crankshaft instead of at the front of the crankshaft, and post your findings here for all to read.