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ryanheacox · 07-05-2019, 02:23 PM

This has always been a confusing issue to me because to my mind shouldn't the rebuilder or the machine shop make sure that all rotating masses in the engine are balanced and if not take the appropriate measures to balance them? I can't imagine why anyone would skip that step, seems like an important one to me. Just like matching pistons, pins, rods, etc.

Then again, I've had plenty of conversations with people at car shows that claim the engines were never balanced from the factory because the stock crank lacks counter weights. I just smile and nod now.

07-05-2019, 02:23 PM	#11
ryanheacox Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 1,092	Re: Balancing This has always been a confusing issue to me because to my mind shouldn't the rebuilder or the machine shop make sure that all rotating masses in the engine are balanced and if not take the appropriate measures to balance them? I can't imagine why anyone would skip that step, seems like an important one to me. Just like matching pistons, pins, rods, etc. Then again, I've had plenty of conversations with people at car shows that claim the engines were never balanced from the factory because the stock crank lacks counter weights. I just smile and nod now.