What balancers do you use

Alan Roehrich · 09-10-2008, 11:39 PM

I think Jeg's and Summit sell them.

When he balks at price, ask how much he thinks his engine is worth. And then you can tell him yesterday I tore down a dirt late model 406 with a "budget" SFI balancer on it. The rubber in the balancer was fried after a few races. The oil pump was broken off, and number 4 and number 5 main caps were broken, and so was number 4 main web. I know for a fact the rotating assembly was balanced within a half gram, it was done in our shop. It was not that stout an engine, maybe 525HP, and 6500 RPM. There was no detonation, no excessive RPM, everything else was fine.

I can tell you the customer learned a valuable lesson. Saving $200 or less on a balancer cost him about $3K. I warned him. His next engine will have an ATI.

09-10-2008, 11:39 PM	#4
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,118 Likes: 1,573 Liked 1,836 Times in 417 Posts	Re: What balancers do you use I think Jeg's and Summit sell them. When he balks at price, ask how much he thinks his engine is worth. And then you can tell him yesterday I tore down a dirt late model 406 with a "budget" SFI balancer on it. The rubber in the balancer was fried after a few races. The oil pump was broken off, and number 4 and number 5 main caps were broken, and so was number 4 main web. I know for a fact the rotating assembly was balanced within a half gram, it was done in our shop. It was not that stout an engine, maybe 525HP, and 6500 RPM. There was no detonation, no excessive RPM, everything else was fine. I can tell you the customer learned a valuable lesson. Saving $200 or less on a balancer cost him about $3K. I warned him. His next engine will have an ATI. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S Last edited by Alan Roehrich; 09-10-2008 at 11:41 PM.