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Internal vs. External Balancing
Brent -- I don’t think I missed it in your description of the two engines, I saw it was noted they were Scat cast cranks, but were the rotating assemblies internally or externally balanced? Is internal balancing something you highly recommend if going with a new stroker build anyway, or is it not really worth the expense unless for a build that is going to see some demanding, high RPM operation?
Along the lines of expense, approximately how much does it add to the cost of a build? I have always read that it adds to the cost, but I don’t think I have ever seen a dollar figure stated. I think I saw on the Eagle website where all of their 4340 forged cranks are internally balanced, and obviously more expensive, but wondered if when going with a cast crank, if internal balancing is overkill. Any opinions and dollar figures welcomed.
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