Need advice on decent balancer to use with A&A supercharger
07-17-2018, 09:29 AM
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St. Jude Donor '21
Need advice on decent balancer to use with A&A supercharger
Preferably from those that have had a centrifugal SC kit for a while, please opine on balancers that worked and ones that failed.
I will spend what I need to in order to have a harmonic balancer that will hold up to the stress of driving a supercharger, but do not want to needlessly overspend just to have the BEST.
Thank you!
I will spend what I need to in order to have a harmonic balancer that will hold up to the stress of driving a supercharger, but do not want to needlessly overspend just to have the BEST.
Thank you!
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07-17-2018, 10:02 AM
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Preferably from those that have had a centrifugal SC kit for a while, please opine on balancers that worked and ones that failed.
I will spend what I need to in order to have a harmonic balancer that will hold up to the stress of driving a supercharger, but do not want to needlessly overspend just to have the BEST.
Thank you!
I will spend what I need to in order to have a harmonic balancer that will hold up to the stress of driving a supercharger, but do not want to needlessly overspend just to have the BEST.
Thank you!
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07-17-2018, 11:05 AM
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innovators west is a good balancer, pricey but worth it... I've had one on my car for a few years and no problems, I agree with Bret and you might as well get an overdrive and 8 or 10 ribs as well if you think you will ever upgrade the belt drive that way you don't have to buy the balancer again
07-17-2018, 02:53 PM
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I've been running a summit racing 2501c or something like that for years with no issues. It will run a 6 rib or 8 rib belt. About $200 if I remember right.
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07-17-2018, 04:15 PM
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07-18-2018, 06:36 PM
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Blue ***** (that's my boy) was correct, summit has belt on front so 2 ribs towards the engine are not used. Of course this only matters if you are going to run all out and need an 8 rib belt. I'm at 12 #'s and seem fine with a 6 rib. So it depends on what you really need.
07-18-2018, 06:57 PM
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Few hundred miles on a 10% od innovators west with the new a&a flip drive setup that uses two belts. No issue with the balancer so far. It looked really pretty nib too, was a shame its hidden after install.
07-21-2018, 11:05 PM
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I had a brand new ACdelco balancer installed. Running a 3.6 pulley at 11psi for over 5k miles with no problems. The shop that did my install hasn't had any problems with basic supercharger builds.
07-25-2018, 12:48 AM
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I using an ATI, Stock size. Wish I would havew planned ahead and did an 8 rib inovators west but my set up is working great(6 rib 3.6 pulley)with no slipping. Guess we'll see what happens with the 3.4 this winter.
07-25-2018, 08:55 AM
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Gents, thanks for all of the feedback. For what I am building, I went with a Powerbond stock replacement. I asked Andy about it and he thought it should be fine for a relatively mild build such as mine. I do not plan on going much higher than 550 whp as IMO this is the level that will really start increasing the chances of a piston/rod failure. If it fails, I will be sure to post it here.
07-25-2018, 01:20 PM
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If I do that, it will be forged short block (I do not want to risk total destruction of the block and crank) and upgraded clutch and drivetrain parts - so I could upgrade at that point. Time will tell though - you are correct that we always seem to want more!
01-12-2024, 03:54 PM
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Gents, thanks for all of the feedback. For what I am building, I went with a Powerbond stock replacement. I asked Andy about it and he thought it should be fine for a relatively mild build such as mine. I do not plan on going much higher than 550 whp as IMO this is the level that will really start increasing the chances of a piston/rod failure. If it fails, I will be sure to post it here.
01-12-2024, 10:23 PM
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Gents, thanks for all of the feedback. For what I am building, I went with a Powerbond stock replacement. I asked Andy about it and he thought it should be fine for a relatively mild build such as mine. I do not plan on going much higher than 550 whp as IMO this is the level that will really start increasing the chances of a piston/rod failure. If it fails, I will be sure to post it here.
01-13-2024, 06:14 AM
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Great to hear, this is the pulley I went with as well. After watching a few of your videos, I will have a pretty close set up to yours. Stock exhaust manifolds, and cats, 3.6 pulley, and a cat back. But, I went with a Dewitts cut down radiator and matching spal fans to try and avoid lowering the radiator support. My driveway is already unfriendly enough to low cars.