Harmonic balancer
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Gainesville Florida
For what it's worth - I'm about to replace my H balancer. My car is a '06, 68,000 daily driver. So 13 years with the original. The ATI is $446.00 plus shipping/tax. The oem is $150.00. Given that I got 13 years with the original and I probably won't have the car another 13 years it does not seem worth it to spend an additional $300.00 for the ATI. I don't race/autocross it so no big stresses put on it. Just one guy's opinion... The right thing for you is what makes you happy and comfortable.
Last edited by Bisha; Mar 11, 2019 at 04:35 PM. Reason: wrong wording
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From: SW Florida
2021 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified
I purchased the Dayco PowerBond Race Performance balancer from Summit (SFI Safety Rated)
P/N: PB1117SS
$260
I haven't heard of any of these balancers failing ... Still cheaper in price than the ATI balancer
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/p...model/corvette
P/N: PB1117SS
$260
I haven't heard of any of these balancers failing ... Still cheaper in price than the ATI balancer
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/p...model/corvette
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Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Fresno CA
For what it's worth - I'm about to replace my H balancer. My car is a '06, 68,000 daily driver. So 13 years with the original. The ATI is $446.00 plus shipping/tax. The oem is $150.00. Given that I got 13 years with the original and I probably won't have the car another 13 years it does not seem worth it to spend an additional $300.00 for the ATI. I don't race/autocross it so no big stresses put on it. Just one guy's opinion... The right thing for you is what makes you happy and comfortable.
IMO.
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From: birmingham Alabama
St. Jude Donor '09 and '13
You can get to the balancer by moving the steering rack over. It is NOT 800-1000 job. Get someone that knows what they are doing.
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St. Jude Donor '15
Yeah, I will gladly take $800 to change one of those. It's a PITA, don't get me wrong.. but you can shove the steering rack out of the way easy enough that it's not THAT big of a job.