bbc balance question
03-31-2009, 05:02 PM
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bbc balance question
i have a internally balanced 468 chevy,am getting a dart block and going 4.5 bore,old pistons weighed 587 new ones weigh 618, should i rebalance?
03-31-2009, 05:46 PM
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Its pretty close but......I would,.. its all apart,....
03-31-2009, 06:16 PM
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Re: bbc balance question
Originally Posted by taps
i have a internally balanced 468 chevy,am getting a dart block and going 4.5 bore,old pistons weighed 587 new ones weigh 618, should i rebalance?
Yes not close enough for me
03-31-2009, 06:24 PM
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Now your crank is under balanced which is not a good thing over balance that much would be fine 31 GRAMS under balanced is a lot!!!!!!!!!
04-02-2009, 04:15 AM
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Yep, definitely balance that thang
04-03-2009, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by slickfuel
Its pretty close but......I would,.. its all apart,....
Get it balanced while it is apart wont have any headaches later :wink: :wink: ...balance the whole assy, crank, rods, pistons, balancer and flywheel
04-13-2009, 11:58 AM
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Which weighs more 25 lbs of wet sand or 25 lbs of dry sand.
They weight the same,
Your new pistons don't.
I would most definately get the rotator balanced.
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