68 Coronet RT
68 GTS # 508 in Registry
Anyone replace your stock harmonic balancer with a aftermarket one ? Who makes a good quality balancer around $300.00
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Anyone replace your stock harmonic balancer with a aftermarket one ? Who makes a good quality balancer at a fair price
What does fair price mean? If a junk one was 10 bucks and a good was 500 why would you even waste the 10 bucks?
Thanks, it's nothing wild but a nice street strip buildIt will depend on your engine build. A stock build you could use a stock replacement damper. Strip car I would recommend an ATI Super Damper. Well built street build you should use a Fluid Damper. 65'
340 stock block with ported X heads, ported Edelbrock performer RPM intake. Edelbrock 650 AVS-2, Pertronix ignition system. Stock exhaust manifolds automatic with 3:73 posi gears. Hughes Engine Cam kit 518 lift 224 durationJust state what size engine it is and it's use.......we can give you a better choice
Externalinternal or externally balanced.....dont be shy tell us what you got...lol
I read that about Trick Flo that the paint was very thin and had a tendency to peel off after a very short timeTrick Flow, TFS-19010, $175 at Summit. I just needed to clear coat it, The paint seemed a little thin!
Jeff
Doctor of thinkology, I really do believe I know the difference between a 10 balancer and a 500 dollar one. Maybe I should have worded my post a little differently so you would have understood my post. How about this, who makes a good aftermarket Harmonic Balancer around 300 bucks.
What year is your 340, is it a 72.5 or a 73? All of 'em prior to that were internal so your choice is gonna be limited if your swinging that big old cast crank 340 damper around. FD's are neutral balanced so you cannot be using any current balance weight on the nose as it will be replaced with a neutral FD balancer. Some others include bolt on weights but they are not fluid. Pioneer and Pro-Comp come to mind but the 2 weights are for 360 and 5.9 Magnums IIRC.
Are you using the original crank or an aftermarket crank? If it is the '68 or other early 340 crank then it is internal balance. If that is the case, the original damper can have 1-2-3 small drilled holes in the outer edge to balance it. If a later 340 crank for external balance, then the damper will have an obviously imbalanced cast-in shape on one side.1968 stock block 340
Are you using the original crank or an aftermarket crank? If it is the '68 or other early 340 crank then it is internal balance. If that is the case, the original damper can have 1-2-3 small drilled holes in the outer edge to balance it. If a later 340 crank for external balance, then the damper will have an obviously imbalanced cast-in shape on one side.
It's the original 68 crank
The 68 crank was internally balanced. 1972 model year was when the low compression, externally balanced 340s appeared. You should be using an internal balancer unless something was changed.
I think 68 is internal. Either way I have a trick flow it came with removable weight. External keep the weight, internal remove it. Be careful some of the ATI super dampeners create the pulley alignment issues.
YEP, Do I need a longer bolt?
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