Balance Shaft Removal Kit
#5
Originally Posted by ZPIracing
we have a kit....we have only tested it on two cars thus far you could become the third?
I know there's no issues doing this with Nissan's 2.5, and it can supposedly give up to 16 more hp, but hadn't heard of anyone doing a tC's 2.4 until now.
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Yeah, when we talked about it at first, my first thought was the endless discussion about vibrations and motor damage... but, many other race setup guys are running it on other makes and doing quite well...
I like your attitude.... no price on happiness!
I like your attitude.... no price on happiness!
#10
Originally Posted by soros151
And this does what? Heard of it, but never seen it.
From vFaq.com
So why do it?
Simply put, reliability. The balance shafts are only there for your butt, not the engine. They are there to cancel out vibrations at idle and around 3-4K that would be annoying to the average driver that just owns a car for transportation, and wants the drive to be as smooth as possible. For the enthusiast, though, the slightly increased vibration from removing the shafts can easily be tolerated (right after doing this mod, you may think the vibration is much worse, but the vast majority of people barely notice it after a couple of days). The balance shaft system adds more complexity to the engine.
There is no reliability decrease from removing the shafts as long as the job is done properly. Reliability should actually increase, and the engine should rev slightly easier, as there is less reciprocating weight for the crank to accelerate/decelerate (roughly 5-7 lbs for both shafts). The only real drawback is that the engine will vibrate a bit more at idle and about 3-4K rpm (some people have reported it vibrating harder at 6K and up, but I haven't seen that on my 3 cars). You do NOT have to have your entire shortblock balanced to do this job. It will smooth out the engine a bit, but it isn't absolutely necessary.
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It's easy on some of the other setups, and I will do a good how-to when ZPI is good to go for selling the kits... if it's easy enough!
Thanks ZERO! nice to hear a positive reputation for them!
Glad to see there isn't the endless debate!
Now to get em in and run away!
Thanks ZERO! nice to hear a positive reputation for them!
Glad to see there isn't the endless debate!
Now to get em in and run away!
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^ I believe they're still running it in their cars to assess vibrations and get a good testing out of the way before they throw them our direction... I'd rather wait a bit, than have someone get in over their heads and complain when vibrations bug them, or they get a wierd result.
And... love the positive... wish it was all that way.
And... love the positive... wish it was all that way.
#20
yeah I had it done on my Chevy Cavalier, 2.4L quad 4 motor. picked up about 20HP...what a great mod it was...of course it was hard as heck to do it since the oil pump was driven off the shafts...
So I had to retrofit a 2.3L pump on the block, drill a new oil return passage through the block and plug all the old ones... But man was it worth it. :D
So I had to retrofit a 2.3L pump on the block, drill a new oil return passage through the block and plug all the old ones... But man was it worth it. :D