billet aluminum balancer pulleys

[interested!]

Originally Posted by 87hilux7mge

billet aluminum balancer pulleys, my freind had one made, full size, they are 400 a piece plus shipping. they are about 2 lbs. if anyone is interested, let me know, heres a picture of one, its the first two pictures.

if theres enough interest i can get him to make some.

Hi!
The idea of the manufacturer making a harmonic balancer is to dampen out the vibrations made by the moving parts to promote a smooth running engine at high revolutions for a long-life. Best of luck ! I believe it will not be long before he's heading for a rebuild.

[cre]

Unsprung balancers are a bad idea on regularly driven vehicles. Now a lighter, sprung balancer is always nice.... but hard to fabricate.

[87hilux7mge]

true our balancers are superior to a straight up aluminum piece. even better than ours are fluid dampers.

but these are for built engines, preferably balanced very well (as mine is, and his.)

hes been running the crappy OBX pulley for 3 years, and was tired of not having enough alternator power and his other accessories spinnin so slow. so he got a balancer from me and made a full size.

if your motor is built right, then running this for a period of time shouldnt be a big issue. biggest strain will be on the bearings, and if you get good bearings it wont be and issue for a good amount of time.

but like i said, these wouldnt be a bolt-on for a 20+year old engine. these would be if you have a moderate to highly built motor and have taken all factors into consideration.

the fact that my freind has been running his for so long with NO problems is a testament to that fact.

but i just figured id put this out there for anyone whos interested

[907mge]

I found a good thread on this from the evo forum that is interesting.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-eng...k-pulleys.html

[87hilux7mge]

that was some great info. i can see the bad effects they are all talking about.

still stands tho, my buddy will get some made if anyone wants one.

like i said hes used his 3 years plus (the obx) in his buggy and he beats the shiz out of it.

anyway, im interested in anyone elses opinions on this subject! especially people who are running obx pulleys (i dont blame anyone for not, ive seen how crappy their quality is )

[ochowdero]

he should make a billet crankshaft,
that would be soooo much better..
harmonic balancer no bueno

[87hilux7mge]

it would be G...and spendy.

a lightweight billet crank would cost sooooo much money. and at that point, i would try and squeeze every cubic inch out of it, and since the stroker idea is essentially a dead horse....i dont see the point.

the cranks in these motors are pretty stout. and with a nitriding and/or cryo treatment, i dont see them having problems.

itd be nice if he could figure how to make that billet aluminum pulley into a fluidamper. lighter, just as strong, and exceptional harmonic dampening.

dreams...love em.