i just picked up some big block parts cheap from a friend. 1 item is a BB external SFI approved balancer. it is brand new. any problems on a under 6K rpm 454? thanx mike

Excellent paperweight but I would not consider putting it on anything I built :D

My preference would be a stock one over that & I rarely ever use stock ones,,

I 2nd that.

Hi Carl,,
Thanks for the kind post on the cap deal graemlins/beers.gif

May run into you at the SuperFlow booth if you are around Sat,,
Gotta stop & drool all over the 902 :D
I'll be at the AFR booth first thing Thur as I need to harass Tony a little,,
Hope to get to say Hi to you in person,,

Mike and Carl - look for guys with Kaley Motor Service shirts on - I'll be with them and we'll be at PRI on saturday (I assume you're talking about the PRI show smile.gif )

thanx guys, i figured that but was curious anyways. what problems have you seen with people that have actually used them? i have had good luck with stock balancers anyway. mike

I have one that works good. No problems here.

Originally posted by ratuned:
thanx guys, i figured that but was curious anyways. what problems have you seen with people that have actually used them? i have had good luck with stock balancers anyway. mike Problems,,, broken cranks would probably be one clue ;)

I would give you my opinions on that particular piece but I don't want the thread removed so,,, :D

If you want an opinion of what type of damper to run call Oliver, Bryant, Winberg, Callies, Scat,,, the list of crank manufacturers goes on & ask them.

Call almost any builder of cup or Busch engines or practically every performance engine builder that has done some research on dampers, especially endurance type engines & ask what they recommend.

Check & see what 100% of the NASCAR guys are running & if you can get a direct answer from the crank guys I know the answer.

I can pretty much guarantee it will not be a fluid anything & definitely not a cheap knockoff of unknown quality ;)

The job of the damper is to protect the crank & in my shop at least it will be what the people who design & manufacture cranks recommend,, it will not be something that can go bad & the only way you know if it has is when the crank is in less than one piece.

Even with a stock damper at least you can see if it has a problem.

Of course, you are always welcome to run what someone has gotten away with without problems & assume that this is a good recommendation too :rolleyes:

Of course all the above is just my "unbiased" opinions on dampers :D

CAT products are problems from what I've heard. I bought a neutral balanced steel flywheel from them and brought it to my machinist for balancing the rotating assembly and it needed to be resurfaced and rebalanced, it was way off. Makes me wonder if we should use it at all. I hate the thoughts of a flywheel coming apart, (jap steel). Nothing but failures with the roller rockers and lifters they produce as well- from what I've heard. We've also got their stud girdles on, hope they'll be alright. :( Bob

BillsCamino......what do you think of this? tongue.gif

Originally posted by joespanova:
BillsCamino......what do you think of this? tongue.gif I'll consult with Lee and get back to you... tongue.gif

i have 1 on my 454. been on there 6 years and prob 6000 miles.it goes 7000 rpm alot some times more. motor has been sprayed prob 20 times. not saying they are good but i cant knock it either. it goes along with the rest of low buck motor. how it runs in the 9's ill never know...lol