RE: beginning the 2.0 swap - to balance or not to balance....? (long)

[Scott Rose <slash2@mindspring.com>]

With 20k on the clock, don't fuck with it, unless you want to do a total
buildup and upgrade in your roc.  I would say do this.  Slap the head on
there, get it in the car, buy what you want for a hp monster.  After that's
all done, drive it for a couple of years.  And then build the shit out of
it for power.  When you do that get it balanced.  In the long run balancing
is pretty good idea, especially if you want that power from the top end.
hth.


Scott Rose
88 red 16v
90 yellow g60

At 05:11 PM 10/5/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I balanced my Mazda's motor when I had it rebuilt earlier this year. It was
>already a smooth runner. However, with a substantially lightened flywheel
>and max overbore pistons I saw the potential for unwanted vibes. At idle my
>little turbo  motor operates so fluidly that I sometimes forget that it is
>running. It never feels thrashy at high rpms, either. Surely, the improved
>balance also contributes to greater engine longevity.
>
>Regardless, I would even do it just for comfort, refinement, and general
>peace of mind -especially considering the minimal expenditure. Sometimes,
>just the *feeling* of a well-built motor is more important than that last
>couple of horsepower. You might find both in this case.
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of george curl
>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:56 PM
>> To: Brian Wagner; rabbit16v@prodigy.net; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: Re: beginning the 2.0 swap - to balance or not to balance....?
>> (long)
>>
>>
>>
>> I had my motor balance 2 years ago when I had all the
>> machine work done.  Was it worth it?  For an extra
>> $100 bucks, it was to me.  Has it made a difference?
>> Hard to tell...old engine was pretty worn.  Really
>> it's up to you.  Most people don't bother to do it,
>> but then again most people just pull a motor out of
>> the junkyard and bolt it in.  With all the time and
>> money I dumped into the car, extra insurance that the
>> motor wouldn't rattle itself to death was worth it.
>>
>> George-
>>
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