Balance Department

Although there is an additional charge for engine balancing, it is an option on any of our rebuilt engines. The OEM factories just get the crankshaft close, which always leaves a little vibration. When we balance an engine, the pistons are all weight matched first, followed by the rods. The crankshaft is put in our computerized Heinz balancer and bob weights are bolted to it. (Bob weights represent the weights of rods and pistons, rings, and bearings, as they would be in the engine). The crankshaft is then spun by computer and we either add or remove weight where it tells us to. On a counter balance engine, it is necessary to bolt on the flywheel or flexplate and the harmonic balancer during this process. After an engine is balanced, you should not be able to feel any vibration coming from the engine once it is properly tuned. Balancing is always done on racing engines and we recommend it on any vehicle.