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  1. doncraft

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    Have you ever had someone balance a rotating Assembly with a 50oz imbalance???:hmmm:
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    yes. my motor is 50oz and it was balanced when i had it machined.
     
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    I have had a couple balanced in the past.....
     
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    Wether it is 50 or 28 makes no difference. The balancing of the motor is done to the rotating components.
     
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    I was just wondering because the machine shop that did mine had one heck of a time balancing mine.
     
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    that usually happens when the blancer or flywheel is 28oz.
    what parts were new?
     
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    The only thing new where the pistons and flex plate the flex plate was to get the 50oz imbalance on a 157 tooth flex plate for the late model 5.0 HO and use the 70 C4.
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    Just FYI, I bought a new 157 tooth flexplate that was supposed to be 50 oz imbalance for my 5.0 and on first start had a bad shake. My flexplate, balancer and torque converter were all new so lots of possibilities for the source of the problem. By comparing the new flexplate to a 50 oz 164 flexplate I was able to determine that it's balance wasn't right. Replaced the flexplate and the balance problem went away.
     
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    Everything is suppose to be balanced now it just took him a lot of work and weights.
     
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    If you have the engine balance then you can be sure that the parts are correct. The "imbalance is in the flexplate/flywheel and the front balancer to make up for the imbalance of the crank. Once it is all assembled and the parts balanced as a unit there is no imbalance.
     
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    Balanced engine,,, unbalanced checkbook !!! works pretty near ever time,,,
     
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    What he said

    About the same.
     
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    Balancing an engine is not an expense - anymore than buying pistons and bearings. These things are necessary parts of any performance builds.
     
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    I know Paul thats why I had it done, but it's great to make fun, you going to Colby??
    Don:tiphat:
     
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    Right now the only thing I am doing is recovering from a stay in the hospital.
    What happens this summer is all up in the air.
     
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