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Old 12-13-2011, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by xb-60 View Post
So how many - what percentage - of these engines would you internally balance? And what's a typical added cost to a motor for blueprinting/balancing?
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Glen
If I'm building the engine from the ground up, it will usually get internally balanced.

Blueprinting has nothing to do with balancing, it's part of the mock-up and assembly process.

A balance job will start at around $200 and can easily go past $400-500 if a lot of heavy metal needs to be added. The last Scat forged 351C rotating assembly that I did required 6 pieces of heavy metal, even with an I-beam rod and a Diamond piston. That added a huge amount to the balancing bill...
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