Hey all I have the chance to Balance my JE pistons / Eagle Rods / stock b16a2 crank and a few other internal parts.. of my engine.. who thinks its worth it.. I got quoted 250$ (us) which I think is resalable.. iv neva seen much balance talk within our FI engines..

Regards James

 

If you get this done, make sure you have the crank pulley, flywheel and clutch balanced as an assembly too. Without those, balancing is pointless.
I would say go for it. Im trying to remember last time I had built a motor what the going price was............then again that was about 6 years ago, so who knows now.

 

Thanks man ill make sure i get those done also...

Regards James

 

Yes, it is worth it.

everything: crank, rods, rod bearings, rings, pistons, piston pins, pin locks, crank pulley, flywheel, clutch assembly

 

Is balancing necessary for a complete rebuild and what exactly does the machinist do when he's balancing your engine?

 

A friend of mine doing it for $50. It's good to know people
jason phan

 

to check for clearances and tolerances in between internal moving parts...

be sure they know what they're doing...I'd rather pay more but have a peace of mind, than trying to be cheap and get screwed in the end...god knows we all have been there before...

 

who is..

art

 

if you get new sleeve, bore 2mm over, rods, pistons, rings, and replace everything else with new stock parts, is it necessary to blance your whole engine or would your engine would not run good?

 

i have not been able to balance my crack, the addiction is too strong, sometimes I mix it with crank and smack for that extra boost, but you have to have a built bottom end for that. I would highly recommend trying to balance a bean pole in your crack, as thats usually what's easiest. Clench hard and it shouldn't be a problem, good luck

 

This guy name william. He work at a machine shop by Town East Mall. They built the motor for Kenny Tran.

 

LOL

Sonny

 

Kenny doesnt get motor work at performance auto supply anymore if thats what you are talking about. There clearances were way off and finally kenny got fed up. He blocks he uses now are from rs motorworks in cali or aebs. The internal parts are all done by tony and kenny themselves.

 

spendy. i got my clutch to pully and everything between balanced for 100bucks.


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well thanks for all the extra info guys..im going to get another qoute for blancing the rest of all the moving parts in my engine.. ! makinng sure they do what's been talked about above.. and ill make sure they measure eveything to the higest cleanance. ( i just hope they know how to caculate that.. bc i have no idea ) but then again im studing med.. lol not engine rebuilds.. eheh

Regards James

 

BLKCRX, buy the Helms manual and u can learn to do it yourself.....read it during biology class. this is your new hobby, disecting engines not people/animals.

 

William told me Kenny trying to low ball on these guys and told them that he can get it done somewhere in cali for a cheaper price. That is what william told me last weekend when we hung out together. I don't care the price I've spend 15g on the crx so far and I'm not going to save money for some poor quality job. Where do you get your stuff done?
jason phan

 

$160 for a complete balance job down here in Mississippi

 

i wish i could buy a Helms manual out here in Australia... and or.. i wish somone would scan this lovly book, that i hear so much about !!!
and or i wish they had a digital copy.. so ppl like me could buy it. !
PS anyone feel like scanning a lot of pages ! ehhe

Regards James

 

http://www.helminc.com

any helms manual youd like

 

Get the entire assembly balanced.... although Honda stuff is pretty well balanced, it's not high speed balanced... You will feel as thought the car is smoother on acceleration and up top. Get pistons, rods, crank, flywheel, Pressure Plate, crank pulley $250 sounds expensive.

X2

 

Hey all i just had another quote.. to balance my whole engine !
which includes pistons rods crank pully flywheel pressure plate and a few other things for 159.50$ ( aust ) so thats like 75$us ! yeepie now im very happy !

Thanks guys for ya help ! it pays to shop around ! i so can't wait to get this engine put back together !

Regards James