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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 11:27 AM
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I been reading about the balancer issues and decided to look at mine. The tensioner is moving about an 1/8 inch and you can see the balancer isn't turning true. So I'm looking for some recommendations on which one to go with. Car is stock except for cat back Borla exhaust and cold air intake. I know not to go back to stock but I don't want to spend $400 bucks either. I need something that won't fail in another 60K because I expect to keep it for awhile. I'm not a racer but I do get aggressive with it once in awhile mostly cruising. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 11:45 AM
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I'm using the ATI 10% under drive, but I know quite a few of the guys on the forum are using the Powerbond for about half the price of an ATI.
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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 01:13 PM
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I recently went through 2 oem balancers both junk out of the box. I bought an ATI and just really wished I bought it from the start.
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Old Apr 13, 2014 | 09:49 PM
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I can recommend Powerbond. You can choose between the under-drive version or the regular, non-underdrive version, same price. Good quality at a moderate price.

Non under-drive = PB1117-SS
10% under-drive = PBU1117-SS10
25% under-drive = PBU1117-SS25

HTH
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by LoneStarFRC
I can recommend Powerbond. You can choose between the under-drive version or the regular, non-underdrive version, same price. Good quality at a moderate price.

Non under-drive = PB1117-SS
10% under-drive = PBU1117-SS10
25% under-drive = PBU1117-SS25

HTH
Whats the benefit to an underdrive?
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Whats the benefit to an underdrive?
In theory, by slowing the speed of alternators, power steering pumps, etc, you free up HP to power the rear wheels.
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Old Apr 14, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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Thanks.
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