harmonic balancer cast vs forged
I m wondering if anybody knows about harmonic balancers
I read that you cant swap the later cast crankshaft model for the earlier forged one
I have 67 with forged crank and I m looking to buy one from pioneer industries
As has been said, any suitable neutral balance damper will work. In the Direct Connections racing manuals, it does state that, "The 1976-77 cast crankshaft engine uses a
different damper. They should
not be swapped." Even though there are erroneous "crossover" passages & text between the various V8 tech articles & the slanty one, this
doesn't explain this one, because I can't think of one V8 where this applies to those years specifically. Whats worse is there is no explanation as to exactly what & why they
they would be different. As all inline sixes are inherently balance gifted, there should not be any intentional imbalance incorporated in the damper for any reason. Only maybe
a damper ring targeting a different resonance based on the material used for the crank makes any sense to Me. There is also no explanation as to why '78 and up cast cranks
don't use the same damper, again, this doesn't jibe with any cast crank V8's at all.
Luckily for You, it doesn't matter, let us know what You end up with.......and welcome to FABO!!:welcome:
