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Melting Slicks
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I went with the then stock replacement Power Bond balancer. It is now marketed under the Dayco brand name. I installed in 2015 and still running as straight as a arrow.
I went with the reusable ARP crank bolt as well. I also just drive my the same as yours so I would go with a stock replacement balancer. Just stay away from the AC Delco replacement due to my personal experience. I installed a brand new AC Delco balancer and less than 6 months it was wobbling and then replaced the bad Delco with the Power Bond stock replacement.
Good luck with your decision.
I went with the reusable ARP crank bolt as well. I also just drive my the same as yours so I would go with a stock replacement balancer. Just stay away from the AC Delco replacement due to my personal experience. I installed a brand new AC Delco balancer and less than 6 months it was wobbling and then replaced the bad Delco with the Power Bond stock replacement.
Good luck with your decision.
Last edited by zachaeous; Feb 17, 2018 at 01:04 AM.
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If you get under drive know that it will spin the power steering pump so low that in parking lots as the rpm gets close to idle as you maneuver a turn the steering wheel will get very stiff mid turn.
The solution is to blip the throttle as you feather the clutch when that happens. All of a sudden that throttle blip makes the steering wheel easy to turn. If you have an automatic you're stuck with the hard parking lot steering.
Personally I won't go under drive again. Currently I have stock diameter and its more livable.
The solution is to blip the throttle as you feather the clutch when that happens. All of a sudden that throttle blip makes the steering wheel easy to turn. If you have an automatic you're stuck with the hard parking lot steering.
Personally I won't go under drive again. Currently I have stock diameter and its more livable.
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I went with the then stock replacement Power Bond balancer. It is now marketed under the Dayco brand name. I installed in 2015 and still running as straight as a arrow.
I went with the reusable ARP crank bolt as well. I also just drive my the same as yours so I would go with a stock replacement balancer. Just stay away from the AC Delco replacement due to my personal experience. I installed a brand new AC Delco balancer and less than 6 months it was wobbling and then replaced the bad Delco with the Power Bond stock replacement.
Good luck with your decision.
I went with the reusable ARP crank bolt as well. I also just drive my the same as yours so I would go with a stock replacement balancer. Just stay away from the AC Delco replacement due to my personal experience. I installed a brand new AC Delco balancer and less than 6 months it was wobbling and then replaced the bad Delco with the Power Bond stock replacement.
Good luck with your decision.
...ACDelco/GM balancer is crap...I bought a Power Bond...and I am very happy with it...
Racer
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Where is a good place to get the Power Bond? Looking at Ecklers and not saying what it is. I have a squealing belt just on cold start. I do see a wobble in the balancer, has 48K on it. What should I get with it? I need to get a belt, need to get tensioners also?
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I went with an ATI dampener; pinned it to the crank.
I selected the standard drive for a few reasons including: 1. For a street driver, I didn't see enough added HP to be gained by going with underdrive; 2. I have an A4 so I didn't want the hassle of weak power steering at low speeds in drive-throughs, parking lots, etc, which some UD owners have complained of; 3. I didn't want to deal with the drop in charging voltage, especially at idle. Of course, you can offset this with bumping up your idle speed or going to a larger alternator but it wasn't worth it to me. Because of my cam, my idle is already increased so I wouldn't want to raise it even more.
Best wishes with your replacement.
I selected the standard drive for a few reasons including: 1. For a street driver, I didn't see enough added HP to be gained by going with underdrive; 2. I have an A4 so I didn't want the hassle of weak power steering at low speeds in drive-throughs, parking lots, etc, which some UD owners have complained of; 3. I didn't want to deal with the drop in charging voltage, especially at idle. Of course, you can offset this with bumping up your idle speed or going to a larger alternator but it wasn't worth it to me. Because of my cam, my idle is already increased so I wouldn't want to raise it even more.
Best wishes with your replacement.
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I went with the then stock replacement Power Bond balancer. It is now marketed under the Dayco brand name. I installed in 2015 and still running as straight as a arrow.
I went with the reusable ARP crank bolt as well. I also just drive my the same as yours so I would go with a stock replacement balancer. Just stay away from the AC Delco replacement due to my personal experience. I installed a brand new AC Delco balancer and less than 6 months it was wobbling and then replaced the bad Delco with the Power Bond stock replacement.
Good luck with your decision.
I went with the reusable ARP crank bolt as well. I also just drive my the same as yours so I would go with a stock replacement balancer. Just stay away from the AC Delco replacement due to my personal experience. I installed a brand new AC Delco balancer and less than 6 months it was wobbling and then replaced the bad Delco with the Power Bond stock replacement.
Good luck with your decision.
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St. Jude Donor '11
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i just had mine done last fall. i was planning on doing it myself, and finally shopped around and found someone that could do it and had a good reputation. i told them the part i wanted, PowerBond p/n PB1117SS, a new crank bolt and washer, and front crankshaft seal. The total job was right at $1183, with a 24000 mile 2 year warranty. it runs great without any problems and now i have a very pesky problem taken care of that i do not have to worry about any longer.
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St. Jude Donor '11
i just had mine done last fall. i was planning on doing it myself, and finally shopped around and found someone that could do it and had a good reputation. i told them the part i wanted, PowerBond p/n PB1117SS, a new crank bolt and washer, and front crankshaft seal. The total job was right at $1183, with a 24000 mile 2 year warranty. it runs great without any problems and now i have a very pesky problem taken care of that i do not have to worry about any longer.
That's what I did and I am glad I decided to have the Chevy dealer do it...because I couldn't have done it myself anyway...
I can do small stuff as a backyard mechanic but not that kind of stuff on a Corvette...I have done lots of stuff on older cars though way back when...but not now...nooooooooo waaaaaaaay
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You are welcome sir...keep me posted please...
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I have the Romac underdrive 25% and MS4 cam...no problems parking but im freaggin strong so...
Its a fine piece made in Australia and well priced. Im very happy so far. My headlights do dimm tho when blasting the JL system...
Ill post pics later
Its a fine piece made in Australia and well priced. Im very happy so far. My headlights do dimm tho when blasting the JL system...
Ill post pics later
