In Part 2 of Finding Balance, we covered some of the variables that go accounted for during most traditional engine balancing processes. The million dollar question is: Given all these variables, how can engine builders improve upon standard balancing techniques in high-rpm, big horsepower applications? Racers and industry experts have been attempting to solve this
In part one of Finding Balance, we looked at the basics of engine balancing, In this installment, we’ll dive a little deeper into the process of engine balancing and look at some of the shortcomings of traditional balancing techniques. With a firm understanding of these shortcomings, we’ll then take a look at potential solutions in
Machinists and engine builders have long been taught that, when balancing a crankshaft, its counterweights should equal the weight of the rotating mass, and equal half the weight of the reciprocating mass. Machinists have used this formula to calculate bobweight for decades. While this technique works extremely well for most street and race 90-degree V8 engines, the truth
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