0,28, or 50oz?

[oosmytoo]

hey, i have a dss pro bullet 306/308 shortblock, that im putting together, and im kinda confused on weather or not i have to replace the balancer and flywheel? can one of you explain which balancer or flywheel i might need? (0,28, or 50oz) sorry i dont know to much about this stuff

 

[Grn92LX]

You need to find out what it was balanced to. More than likely, it was 50oz. If its 28, you'll need a new fly and balancer. I'd do a new balancer regardless if I just spent all that money on a new motor. Bad balancers in sn95's seems to be a common thing.

 

[VibrantRedGT]

If they are pro lite pistons and light weight internals probably a 28oz.

 

[rustang94]

I have a ford performance solutions 306 with aluminum ross pistons. and the rods and crank had a lot of weight shaved off
and I have a 50oz on. will that hurt anything?

 

[4Jenna]

Yeah just find out what they balanced it to. When I built mine I kept it stock 50oz..if it's balanced to 28 or 0 than heck thats even better.
Def get a balacer, my FMS one has interchangable weights for 50/28 and even 0 I think (not sure about 0)
Good Luck!
Chris

 

[94GTLaserRC]

Chris, You dont know ANYTHING about Balancers

RC

 

[4Jenna]

I'm the king!!

 

[4Jenna]

Get a good balancer or else....lol
This what happened to me after i replaced 2 stockers..lol

 

[wytstang]

Holy Crap man thats nuts

 

[4Jenna]

Yeah it sucked, but the 331 that came from it was coo with me

 

[GTJake]

lol...very nice Chris!

Jake

 

[mo_dingo]

If it's 0 then you don't need a balancer, right?
Scott

 

[Grn92LX]

Still need a balancer, just not one with a counter weight. 0 balance is over kill IMO for a 6000 rpm street car. 28oz is a better compromise, but I honestly havent looked into it too much. The guy i'm planning on having do my motor says 28oz is fine for what I wanna do.

 

[oosmytoo]

thanks for all your replys! so ill go ahead and figure out what my block was balanced at? well from what ive learned from this thread is a stock balancer is 50oz, so unless they shaved some weight somewhere i will need a 28oz or a 0oz. so does this mean that when i buy a new flywheel i just match it to whatever balancer i need?

 

[wytstang]

Yes, if the balancer is 28oz than your fly wheel must be 28oz as well.

 

[mo_dingo]

If the rotating assembly was setup for a 50oz, then you will be fine with the stock flywheel and driveshaft.

But if it's setup for a 28oz, then you will need to "rebalance" the flywheel and driveshaft. Or get ones that are internally balanced, and it won't matter. You will also need a a 28oz balancer.

A 0 means the pistons & rods all weigh the exact same, and the crank is internally balanced. I doubt you have that setup, but find out for sure.
Scott

 

[oosmytoo]

If the rotating assembly was setup for a 50oz, then you will be fine with the stock flywheel and driveshaft.

But if it's setup for a 28oz, then you will need to "rebalance" the flywheel and driveshaft. Or get ones that are internally balanced, and it won't matter. You will also need a a 28oz balancer.

A 0 means the pistons & rods all weigh the exact same, and the crank is internally balanced. I doubt you have that setup, but find out for sure.
Scott

kool! thanks alot for your help guys, i think ive finally got this figured out! lol thanks again!

 

[Grn92LX]

Uhh, you dont need a new driveshaft if the rotating assembly is balanced to 28 or 0.