Replacing balancer, what else?
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Cruising
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Replacing balancer, what else?
My balancer separated this morning and I'm consideri g doing heads and cam at the same time. Car is primarily street driven, I drive it harder than most, but not like a race car. I would like to maintain drivability without putting a stall on it. I have a set of 243 heads that need cleaned up that I plan to install with the cam.
What all should I do? trunnion upgrade? Valve springs? Cam suggestions?
Also plan to replace oil pump and timing chain.
2002 C5
A4
Shorty headers
Axle back exhaust
What all should I do? trunnion upgrade? Valve springs? Cam suggestions?
Also plan to replace oil pump and timing chain.
2002 C5
A4
Shorty headers
Axle back exhaust
Last edited by Eb02; Jun 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM.
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My balancer separated this morning and I'm consideri g doing heads and cam at the same time. Car is primarily street driven, I drive it harder than most, but not like a race car. I would like to maintain drivability without putting a stall on it. I have a set of 243 heads that need cleaned up that I plan to install with the cam.
What all should I do? trunnion upgrade? Valve springs? Cam suggestions?
Also plan to replace oil pump and timing chain.
2002 C5
A4
Shorty headers
Axle back exhaust
What all should I do? trunnion upgrade? Valve springs? Cam suggestions?
Also plan to replace oil pump and timing chain.
2002 C5
A4
Shorty headers
Axle back exhaust
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Jan 2026
Posts: 11
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Looking At those now! Not sure if I want to do speed engineering and deal with the X pipe or pony up for something more expensive and direct bolt in. I'm leaning towards skipping the cam for now and just swapping in a 2 piece timing cover for access at a later date without pulling the damper again.
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From: Dyer, IN
Looking At those now! Not sure if I want to do speed engineering and deal with the X pipe or pony up for something more expensive and direct bolt in. I'm leaning towards skipping the cam for now and just swapping in a 2 piece timing cover for access at a later date without pulling the damper again.
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Jan 2026
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mainly concerned about driveability after the cam not really looking to pull the whole drivetrain right now as most cams are recommending replacing the stall to a 2800-3200 stall.
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