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Originally Posted by Ticker
I'm not a super big fan of external balance - it works for sure and it's OK for a towing engine that's never going to see serious R's...but it is not a performance engine approach.
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Got a buddy of mine that has a '67 Chevelle with a P.A.W. 383 stroker long block in it... I had to tear it down for him right after he bought the car. Previous owner installed the External Balanced engine with the Internal balanced 350 flex plate and damper.
It ended up eating some of the main bearings and the vibes were horrible. He wanted to rebuild it with all brand internals. I tried to steer him toward an internally balanced kit from Skat. Pricey, but worth it...
He opted for some kit from Ebay to save money... Then come to find out, the new rods and crank he got were not clearance for the stroker kit, and the block from P.A.W. was clearanced poorly. So more machining, because he refused to use the rods that were already clearanced.
Needless to say... I put it together for him... the way he wanted... and told him, that when it comes apart, or you have problems later on. Don't come crying to me.
Now I'm not sayin' that I have deep pockets and expect everybody to pony up a lot of cash for BRAND NAME parts... but ya just gots to be careful of what you are gettin'.
I have learned tons from Ticker and cableguy here in the "Engines" forum in the last year, and it has been great! I've been building SNC's for a while, and it's nice to learn new tricks.
Gary