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Ol' Ron · 10-08-2018, 09:13 AM

No, not in the least. Rotating mass is more important when balancing the crank assy and only a percentage of the reciprocating weight is used. When building an engine Keep the stock rods with the crank, changing piston weight has little afect on balance. I think that's te reason why back in the day our stock cars lasted so long and we had very few engine engine failures. Our racing association SNRA had 75 members, 70 ran flatheads and I doubt if many had their engines balanced, because there wasn't anybody that did that in our area. Bell in New Jersey did it and tur around was about 3 months.

10-08-2018, 09:13 AM	#2
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: Engine balancing-ring elimination No, not in the least. Rotating mass is more important when balancing the crank assy and only a percentage of the reciprocating weight is used. When building an engine Keep the stock rods with the crank, changing piston weight has little afect on balance. I think that's te reason why back in the day our stock cars lasted so long and we had very few engine engine failures. Our racing association SNRA had 75 members, 70 ran flatheads and I doubt if many had their engines balanced, because there wasn't anybody that did that in our area. Bell in New Jersey did it and tur around was about 3 months.