340 Harmonic Balancer Recomendation

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Looking to purchase a harmonic balancer. If you have good/bad experience and recommendations I would like to hear from you. I believe its got a cast crank (1973 Block but was rebuilt) so it needs to be an external balance or come with weights for internal/external option.. This is for a street application and the set up is an automatic 904 with 355 rear sure Grip.

Thanks
 
Just about any of the aftermarket balancers will work for what you want. I shop around & find one that works for an externally balanced small block. In my opinion, I'd stay away from the Chinese made balancers.
 
Demonracer said:
Just about any of the aftermarket balancers will work for what you want. I shop around & find one that works for an externally balanced small block. In my opinion, I'd stay away from the Chinese made balancers.
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Hard to tell whats made where. Nearly everything is made over seas especially this type of stuff. I have looked at Summit and Jegs and its rather limited. I am surprised. Lots of SBC though......
 
Google small block Mopar harmonic balancer & scroll through the listing. I have Romac balancers for both my external & internal balanced motor. Let your wallet be your guide because of the price differences. Just my .02
 
Fluidamper or Innovaters West.

Spend a little more to get away from elastomer dampers. They are very tempermental and the OE's used them because they are cheap to manufacture.
 
Buy a balancer for what youre doing.
If youre racing, great.. buy a high dollar fluid dampener, ati, etc

If youre just hot rodding or hitting the strip once in a while go buy a pioneer brand.
There is such a thing as overkill...and a cast crank 340 with fluid dampener 'that isnt in competition racing' is a good example of just that.
I really don't know all of what you're doing so I might not be spot-on. But unless it's Concours restoration I think I'd get a lighter piston and just use something like a #357 318 police crank... or just a regular cast crank and balance it up neutral...
 
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