Harmonic Balancer
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Heel & Toe
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Harmonic Balancer
I'm having the harmonic balancer replaced (as well as the belts that broke when it went out) on my 2000 C5. I'm trying to make peace with the $1100 groin punch by figuring out if there's anything else (relatively cheaply) that I can add or replace, performance-wise, while they have the thing disassembled. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance to the greatest sports car enthusiasts on Earth.
Heel & Toe
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Rattling and Clanging
I'm having the harmonic balancer replaced (as well as the belts that broke when it went out) on my 2000 C5. I'm trying to make peace with the $1100 groin punch by figuring out if there's anything else (relatively cheaply) that I can add or replace, performance-wise, while they have the thing disassembled. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance to the greatest sports car enthusiasts on Earth.
Team Owner
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I'm having the harmonic balancer replaced (as well as the belts that broke when it went out) on my 2000 C5. I'm trying to make peace with the $1100 groin punch by figuring out if there's anything else (relatively cheaply) that I can add or replace, performance-wise, while they have the thing disassembled. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance to the greatest sports car enthusiasts on Earth.
Huge thing would be to do an UNDERDRIVE balancer and pulley's which'll give you some extra HP's
Also could do a Electric Water Pump and a Low Temp Thermostat too!
Hi-Flow Airbridge and or a CAI (My suggestion is to do a VARARAM
)A De-Screened MAF Housing
To top it off get a handheld tuner and adjust the fan on/off temps to take advantage of anything you do to make extra HP and TQ or get a DYNO tune which will net some good results
Ported TB would be good too, but can be done later
That should be good!
Thanks,Matt
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
While the balancer is off, go ahead and have a split-timing chain cover installed. That way, if you ever want a cam, you won't have to pull the rack and the balancer! Also, why not replace the oil pump with a high-volume pump while its off too?
