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Drake Racing
11-07-2013, 10:25 PM
IMCA late model engine, no balancer, only the 3 ears that the pulley bolts to, no ring.
Has anyone done this? I know sprint car guys used to, but never seen it on late model
engine. Curious if engine would start cracking internals from the vibration.
Curt Drake
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Ferg58
11-08-2013, 10:52 AM
Dont run it without it. I had a motor that had that done before I purchased it. Broke snout off of the crank later on. I know that was the reason. They had timing chain issues before that too. Put one on it.
let-r-eat
11-08-2013, 03:09 PM
Do not run without one unless you want to work on the engine after every night.
When I have an engine come in for a freshen up without one, It doesn't leave without one. Crack check everything. It can cause problems everywhere even valve train issues and there's nothing to be gained with a hub. HP can actually increase with a balancer.
dave41
11-12-2013, 10:23 AM
had ring come off latemodel , lost torque, would not pull up straights.
racin6mod
11-12-2013, 06:45 PM
A engine builder in the area builds all of his motors with the crank hub. they have trouble keeping the carb bolts tight and the bell housing bolts. it's a bad idea I told him if it were possible to run a race engine with out a vibration dampener the cup guys would be doing it(they use a bigger balancer) most of the cup motors are balanced to the highest level and run short strokes, sprint cars use the water as a vibration dampener. the water pump is run off the crank snout.
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