so i noticed under the hood of my car on my engine the crank pulley is chipped. it's chipped on the outer part where i think it's for the a/c belt maybe? but the chip is about half a inch to a inch long on that outer part.. it doesn't effect wether if the belt can stay on, but i was thinking this must put the pulley out of balance. would this be really bad and cause to further serious damage?/

 

Mines chipped in three places, Ive been driving my b16 for 4 yrs without problems. Id say no

 

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yeah it prolly does effect it, but its such a minor difference it wont do much harm..

 

If you believe in underdrive pulleys and lightened flywheels blowing up your engine then yes it does affect it greatly. However I really wouldn't worry about it. It might matter if you rev it up to like 14k or something but for most engines it's probably okay to be a little out of balance.

 

ohhh right on for the responses.. i just hear everyone bitching about those aftermarket pulleys cuz they aren't balanced on point and what not

 

how come when this aftermarket vs. oem crank pulley discussion comes up the arguement never changes?...everyone who has never owned an aftermarket one talks mad **** about em...and the people who run em always say they work great..just my a good quality one and ur set...there is no point in going cheap for a part like that

 

I had one get a chip in it and I could swear you could hear it vibrating and feel it vibrating and when I replaced it problem solved
Maybe I was just paranoid

 

The crank is internally balanced. The crank pulley is used to dampen vibration at a particular RPM. A chip on the pulley has no effect. A small scratch on the crank itself has a profound impact on engine life and on how safely you can rev into the high RPMs.