Guest gbvol54 Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 I realize that for high reving engines a well balanced rotating assembly (crank/pistons/rods) is important. But for a budget minded rebuild, that anticipates no more than 5500 RPM, is balancing the rotating assembly necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thurem Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 Propably not, but get Chevy Small Blocks On a Budget, by David Vizard. He has some good points. Thure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denny411 Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 IMO balancing is cheap ins. When you rebuild an engine it`s pretty easy to have it balanced then,rather than getting the car finished and on the road,and deciding you want more power later.I`ve been there before and with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight I don`t think I would ever put a performance engine together without balancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greimann Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 After I had my engine balanced, it ran so much more smoothly at all points in the RPM range. I think balancing goes a long way to the vehicle more enjoyable to drive. After all, isn't that what it's all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 balancing is only $120-$160 depending on the extent of the service here in town so I woulod do it because the motor will simply last longer even inder normal street use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 My dad bought a new 1956 Chevrolet that had a 265 cubic inch motor that Chevrolet had to re- balance before they could sell the car. Apparently Chevrolet had some serious problems with some of the first V-8's due to component balance. My dad was very skeptical of this "new" car until the salesman started the motor and balanced a nickel on the air cleaner. After that we rode home in the car and drove it for years,(100,000 miles) You could never actually hear that motor run all the time my father owned it or feel any vibration in operating the vehicle.The car had a 3 speed with overdrive and lost the rear window when my friends and I rolled down the side glass at over 100 miles per hour.Balance your motor and keep the windows rolled up. Everything will last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbvol54 Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 "balance your engine and keep your windows rolled up" That's a hoot! I can just imagine screaming down the highway and having the rear window blow out..... How did you dad take it? Did you fab up some story or just face the music? I'm afraid I'd just kept on driving. I can't stop laughing! That's got to be a quote for the ages....... I think you've made our point. Guess the budget can stretch just a bit more. Thanks, I needed that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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