balance the FW..
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Melting Slicks
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balance the FW..
Im about to replace my FW. Cause I have some strange sounds from the clutch area, like "rod knock" sounds during load.
I have the FW on the ground and I can see the "extra" weights on the back of the FW. Im planing on getting a used FW from a 95 vette, after I firmly cheked it out ofcourse.
I read that you have to take out the weights from the "new" FW and get som extra weights from GM to put in the exact same location as your old FW cause the engine is external balanced, right?
Now I talked to a GM mech that has changed alot of these FW. And he told me he NEVER put the extra weights in. And that he hasent got anny probleme with that?! And I can se that the extra weights in my old FW ( there are 3 of them ) is so tiny and cant weight much so they can hardly make anny diffrent ( if you dont reeve 10.000rpm )? Has anyone got some problemes with this issue?
Just curios...
thanks for your time folks...
I have the FW on the ground and I can see the "extra" weights on the back of the FW. Im planing on getting a used FW from a 95 vette, after I firmly cheked it out ofcourse.
I read that you have to take out the weights from the "new" FW and get som extra weights from GM to put in the exact same location as your old FW cause the engine is external balanced, right?
Now I talked to a GM mech that has changed alot of these FW. And he told me he NEVER put the extra weights in. And that he hasent got anny probleme with that?! And I can se that the extra weights in my old FW ( there are 3 of them ) is so tiny and cant weight much so they can hardly make anny diffrent ( if you dont reeve 10.000rpm )? Has anyone got some problemes with this issue?
Just curios...
thanks for your time folks...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Tampa Florida
Re: balance the FW.. (devilfish)
I would guess you will have no problems. Your engine may not last 200,000 miles though.
It was important enough to GM to make the holes and balance the balancer/flywheel, I would do it. It is only a couple of bucks.
I will say I installed a camaro flywheel and skipped the weights. Reason was the camaro holes didn't line up with the Corvette holes, so the weights added would have been a guess. I'm not having problems except slightly more vibration at high rpm (blurring rearview mirror at 6000 rpm) And now I don't expect my engine to make it to 100,000 a new short block goes in next winter...
:)
It was important enough to GM to make the holes and balance the balancer/flywheel, I would do it. It is only a couple of bucks.
I will say I installed a camaro flywheel and skipped the weights. Reason was the camaro holes didn't line up with the Corvette holes, so the weights added would have been a guess. I'm not having problems except slightly more vibration at high rpm (blurring rearview mirror at 6000 rpm) And now I don't expect my engine to make it to 100,000 a new short block goes in next winter...
:)
