cost of balance?

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ABOUT HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BALANCE A BBC,MAY NEED HEAVY METAL.NEW PISTONS ARE ABOUT 31 GRAMS HEAVIER THAN OLD ONES.

[ARUSSELL]

You should be able to get it done 4 less then 200

[ashbros]

150 to 300 bucks max

[radicalz]

200/300.00...get the balance done it will save future prob's from coming up

[BEAST477]

Yep my last one was $200.

[zipper06]

If heavy metal is involved it can get more expensive but i would think $300.00 max even with heavy metal.

JMO

Zip.

[CamBirdRacing]

My wife bought a rotating assy from OHIO Crank for her car and they did it for $150, and that was internally balanced.

[zipper06]

The big problem in todays world is that almost no one balances an engine any more, since pistons are within a couple grams and rods are within a couple grams, most of the companys only balance the crank shafts, useing the nominal weights of the rods and pistons, there fore the cheap $100.00/$150.00 balance jobs. A few yrs ago i bought a rotating assy from Shafiroff, and crank and rods came from them and the pistons were drop shipped from JE. Pretty good indication that they only balanced the crank shaft.

JMO

Zip.

[performanceengin]

here at our shop we always match pistons, rods before any balance job. we high speed balance and shoot for less than 1 grm. just makes a difference of right or wrong.

[zipper06]

here at our shop we always match pistons, rods before any balance job. we high speed balance and shoot for less than 1 grm. just makes a difference of right or wrong.

BB&T in Memphis does the same, and the cost is around $300.00, a couple shops here in La. also balances/matches the piston,rods and then the crank also around $300.00.

Zip.

[oldandtired]

The big problem in todays world is that almost no one balances an engine any more, since pistons are within a couple grams and rods are within a couple grams, most of the companys only balance the crank shafts, useing the nominal weights of the rods and pistons, there fore the cheap $100.00/$150.00 balance jobs. A few yrs ago i bought a rotating assy from Shafiroff, and crank and rods came from them and the pistons were drop shipped from JE. Pretty good indication that they only balanced the crank shaft.

JMO

Zip.


Agree with Zip on what the industry is doing. I bought my own scale and fixture and take a sheet of paper to a balancer telling him what the bob weight is. That way I know I am balanced within 1/10 of a gram. It takes time, but it is worth it.
Dave
PS Only $150 to balance the crank to my spec

[bowhay]

my last balance job cast me 160