balance shaft shop

[shoguntalon]

is the balance shaft removal process a common thing in alot of cars. cause i'm debating having a shop finish my rebuild and i'm wondering if they would know what to do cause i'm halfway through the balance shaft removal. but i wouldnt want them making things worse any suggestions?

 

[flyinghighlm]

yes its fairly common upgrade, alot op people like to do it b/c it frees up horsepower(less parasitic drag on the motor) and some people just do not want to dick with another belt to change or have a bearing or something go in the BS and toast your motor....if its all apart I wouls say just go for it and be done with it. BS kit is not much more than the freakin belt itself. You might notice a little more vibration but nothing to terrible.

 

[anubis]

http://vfaq.com/mods/balance-shafts.html

print that off, give it to whoever is building your engine and tell them to follow the instructions. if they can't do that, find another shop. i've had a b/s belt failure (with a brand new belt) and a friend of mine had a b/s bearing failure (with new bearings) - niether is very pretty.