cturok7
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jun 14, 2005
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Greer,
South_Carolina
Hey DSMers. My name is Chris and I own a 1991 5spd. AWD Talon. I bought the car in Maryland last year and I live in South Carolina. As with any DSM I've had problems. I had the car for 3 days before I found out that the Balance Shaft (BS) was moving in and out. That and my lower timing cover is missing. I'm no mechanic although I want the knowledge. The BS is the issue here. The repairs to my car include an idle control of somekind, a new balance shaft and the lower timing cover, but the main issue here is the Balance Shaft. I've had my Talon off the road for a year now and I have been running it weekly because a sitting car turns into a dead car. Here's the issue:
I have done some research and have found that there exist BS elimination kits. My only concern with this is that if my BS is eliminated than my engine will vibrate. This is not good for the engine, I know, but I have seen it on two diff. websites that BS elimination is not all that uncommon. There are pros and cons of having this mod.
Pro. supposedly I will gain 8-12 hp from removal
Con. Engine vibrates. hazard.
(this is according to RoadRace Engineering)
Don't reply to this if you don't know what you're talking about. I am trying to make a decision about installing this BS or the Elimination kit.
I have done some research and have found that there exist BS elimination kits. My only concern with this is that if my BS is eliminated than my engine will vibrate. This is not good for the engine, I know, but I have seen it on two diff. websites that BS elimination is not all that uncommon. There are pros and cons of having this mod.
Pro. supposedly I will gain 8-12 hp from removal
Con. Engine vibrates. hazard.
(this is according to RoadRace Engineering)
Don't reply to this if you don't know what you're talking about. I am trying to make a decision about installing this BS or the Elimination kit.
dealer near my town's mall and the "dsm" guy told me that the labor on the BSE elimination was a task. That's what I'm hearing every where (online). I'm no experienced mechanic so I don't plan on doing it. If this was a cheaper car that I didn't want to neccessarily keep in pristine order than I would do it myself, but DSM are respectable machines and I don't want to ruin mine due to inexperience. They have a mechanic there who recently performed the job on his EVO. He did a RWD conversion. Anyways, that's beside the point. I'm guessing I should go that route. The Mitsu parts are around $50. 
