Is my balancer bad?

CManT1914

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Doing the heads/cam this weekend, I was looking at my balancer to see if it was in good shape.

The rubber is coming out very slightly. Is this still okay, or do I need to be looking at replacing it soon?

 

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Replace it. I run a romac light weight steel/aluminum balancer. Really nice piece. From the research i've done, romac and ATI are the best brands out there. Ati will be way out of your price range so i'd look into a light weight romac or maybe something like a pioneer (a bit cheaper than romac) I prefer the lighter stuff. You want 50oz balance.

 

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Chris, I would not want to use that thing either - I agree with Mike about replacing it.

If wanting a cheaper unit, PP makes a unit for 80 bucks (street - good to 6500 RPM IIRC). Or as Mike mentioned, Pioneer/Powerbond units are cheaper.
Some parts stores have Non SFI Pioneer units on the shelf.

And Strokermotor used to have decent prices on some balancers.

I have put a marker line straight down, across both rings, so I can keep track of slippage. Might be worth doing if you have to keep this thing around.

How was that for random thoughts?
Good luck bud.

 

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Nevermind about half that last post - I just saw your newest thread Chris.

 

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its not shot yet, but definitely on its way. go with a romac. they are well worth the money.

 

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Another vote here for Romac. My ballancer was not on it way out yet but I knew it was on borrowed time so It got replaced last yr just in case. That ballancer is deff on its last legs.

 

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So what is wrong with replacing it with a stock piece. Peace

 

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I was looking at balancers on summit, and some of them are exPENSIVE!! I only found 3 though that were 50oz. balancers, will a 28oz. one not work?

HISSIN50 said:

Chris, I would not want to use that thing either - I agree with Mike about replacing it.

If wanting a cheaper unit, PP makes a unit for 80 bucks (street - good to 6500 RPM IIRC). Or as Mike mentioned, Pioneer/Powerbond units are cheaper.
Some parts stores have Non SFI Pioneer units on the shelf.

And Strokermotor used to have decent prices on some balancers.

I have put a marker line straight down, across both rings, so I can keep track of slippage. Might be worth doing if you have to keep this thing around.

How was that for random thoughts?
Good luck bud.

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Where can I find this PP unit for $80? I'm not trying to break my bank especially since I need to get a tune as well.

 

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Methodical said:

So what is wrong with replacing it with a stock piece. Peace

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b/c it will just let go again at some point. Just like alot of the other stock parts its cheap and wont last forever.

 

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CManT1914 said:

Where can I find this PP unit for $80? I'm not trying to break my bank especially since I need to get a tune as well.

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You need a 50 oz thats the balance of the flywheel as well.


www.50resto.com for a PP Balancer $67.95

 

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Striped5.0 said:

You need a 50 oz thats the balance of the flywheel as well.


www.50resto.com for a PP Balancer $67.95

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Too bad that's for a 4.6L Ours is $79.95. Good news though, they also have the power steering pump pulley I need. My boss said I could go up there and get them when he gets in around 2.

 

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If you are willing to eat the shipping, you can have my old factoy one off my 94 Cobra. Only has 17423 miles on it. I just needed one that looked nice. I can send pics in a day or so. Just an offer.

 

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Replace it for sure. When I replaced mine with a oem balancer, they didn't offer the aftermarket balancers as they do now. I will upgrade when I drop a 347 or 351 in.. ... but the oem part has lasted several years now.

 

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i bought a stock replacement when my balancer completely separated. it lasted 2000 miles before it started to wobble. wasted $89. went for the romac and 2 years later it was still spinning smooth as silk.

 

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CManT1914 said:

Too bad that's for a 4.6L Ours is $79.95.:

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Thats just the price I saw in the ad in the 5.0 Mag I saw our price was diffrent once I went to the site. But I knew you could figure that one out on your own

 

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Green 94 5.0 said:

i bought a stock replacement when my balancer completely separated. it lasted 2000 miles before it started to wobble. wasted $89. went for the romac and 2 years later it was still spinning smooth as silk.

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Price of quality but its worth it

 

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as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for.

 

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Well guys, tell me what you think of this one.

Summit P# FMS-M-6316-M50

Couldn't get a link to work. This one has got to be a lot better than the factory one. I figure if the factory one has lasted 110k+ then this should be good to go. I need a fuel pressure gauge anyway from summit.

 

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i bought this one from summit " FMS-M-6316-B50 " and it looks like a good quality piece, havnt installed it yet tho

 

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CManT1914 said:

Well guys, tell me what you think of this one.

Summit P# FMS-M-6316-M50

Couldn't get a link to work. This one has got to be a lot better than the factory one. I figure if the factory one has lasted 110k+ then this should be good to go. I need a fuel pressure gauge anyway from summit.

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Id trust it more then a Professional Products one. There's not alot of stuff they make that is very good.