My engine machinist is ready to balance my rotating assembly with Carrillos and HD coated flycut pistons. Any thoughts or data using my stock flexplate for balancing now vs a Suncoast flexplate that I should have next week but don't want to wait and hold up engine assembly.
Engine balancing and flexplates
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BOSS450
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Correct. He's wrong. I would wait
That's what I figured as much as I don't want to wait. But it's only being done once and done right! Be curious to know if I had him do the balancing with the stock plate, if things would be off or not since people change around flexplates all the time.
tbsimmons
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To have the balance perfect wait. They will not be off by much.
The other way to do if you wanted is to have him balance the assembly with a neutral flex plate. The knock the weights off the plate.
Or both plates are most likely only off by a small amount, as in you wont be able to see it in the weight of things. I would wait though. The higher the weight off or the RPM the more vibration.
The other way to do if you wanted is to have him balance the assembly with a neutral flex plate. The knock the weights off the plate.
Or both plates are most likely only off by a small amount, as in you wont be able to see it in the weight of things. I would wait though. The higher the weight off or the RPM the more vibration.
Yes thanks tbsimmons. Flexplate should be here tomorrow. I figured that it needs a flexplate for balancing since the flexplates themselves are not a neutral balance. The stock plate I figured would have gotten us close enough since everyone swaps these out with no issues. But my assembly will be balanced with the billet flexplate that is staying on it so we will be dead nuts.
