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    DIY engine balancing

    Can it be done by someone with no experience in engine balancing? can anyone give me some pointers on the general procedure used, or any good write ups on how to do it?

    I'm not looking to get it spot on or anything, just to get it a bit better than the factory did.

    Thanks,
    Justin
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    #2
    rods yes, pistons yes, the rest no comment...but probably not worth the risk!
    I don't care a damn for your loyalty when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.
    Sir John Monash

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      #3
      From the link OH64 posted (has now disappeared), it sounds like it's best left in the hands of professionals.

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        #4
        a crank and rods has to be spun quite fast to balance it...that's a lot of mass that could come loose and hurt!
        I don't care a damn for your loyalty when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.
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          #5
          yes I dont quite understand what the hell happened to my post, i was editing it and my comp crashed

          here it is again

          http://www.centuryperformance.com/balancing.asp
          www.treadandpedals.com.au - For the biker who thinks they have everything

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            #6
            whoops meant crank and FW, rods are balanced off the crank!
            I don't care a damn for your loyalty when you think I am right; when I really want it most is when you think I am wrong.
            Sir John Monash

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              #7
              these days new motors are made to such fine tolerances that balancing isn't as critical as it was say 20 years ago, the manufacturer has taken the time to do it for you. Still worth doing, especially on older motors.
              Turns out, far too much has been written about great men and not nearly enough about morons


              Originally posted by seedyrom
              my neighbours called the cops...... not because of the sound of me working in the garage was too loud, but because i taped a cardboard box to my back, covered my self in vaseline and pretended i was a snail on their lawn

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                #8
                This is for an L26.

                If the new motor is anything like the L currently in my car, it needs it.
                I have heard from quite a few z car people that balancing the L6 does make a BIG difference to how they drive.

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                  #9
                  Repco Workshop do balancing pretty cheap DZ, but make sure you take everything...
                  Originally posted by choppo
                  Looking forward videos of OP doing the chicken dance in drag with bananas up the arse and other fruit around the face in gay hypnotherapist rape dungeon

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                    #10
                    Thanks 80DGY. I'll check em out.

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                      #11
                      only 550 for a clen balance bore.. the lot on my rb26

                      you turn up

                      you come back 3 days later

                      thats including gst

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                        #12
                        I had my engine balanced inc flywheel, clutch and harmonic balancer with pulleys attached and it cost me $180. It made a massive difference, its smoother and revs better. Its a RB30ET
                        Originally posted by Einstein
                        The definition of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different result

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                          #13
                          $180 sounds good to me.

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                            #14
                            heres all the prices I go by, all fairly competetive and high quality work

                            http://www.pavtek.com.au/machining_services.html



                            ps - is pf running extremely shit for anyone else?
                            www.treadandpedals.com.au - For the biker who thinks they have everything

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