hey what exactly does balanced and blueprinted mean.. thanks

 

it means to balance all the parts in the motor and put everything within factory specifications.

 

blueprinting is a little bit more than putting things within the factory specs. it means putting everything within each related parts specs. such as, piston to cylinder clearance, make them all one number, prefferably the most desirable one. very expensive, as you might have to purchase multiple copies of parts.
stan

 

I kinda have an add on question about balancing.
So how will this affect the crank if you were to upgrade to a set of light weight rods and pistions.
Even so if they were all matched wouldint the counter balanced weights on the crankshaft be too much for the new lighter stuff?
Or are the counter weights on the crankshaft just there for balancing the crankshaft itself?