I switched to an ATI after my stock balancer spun the outer ring on my old nitrous motor. That was the only corner I cut on that build, and my motor found the weakest link pretty fast...funny how that happens.
The ATI is on my 410 now...probably about 6 years of use total, and NO issues. The guys at ATI converted it from external balance to internal for about 50 bucks when I put it on my stroker. I highly recommend them.
Moral to this story...stay FAR away from cheap parts, or parts that you think might work on any build that is more on the performance side of things.
When it wore through the cover, where did the shavings go?
You might want to pull the pan to make sure it's clean, along with the oil pump.
Hughes should take that back and you shouldn't have to deal with the manufacturer, you bought it from hughes, they are your retail point. That's BS on their part.
Does summit make you send it back to the manufacturer??? We never did when I was running a shop in the 80's. We took care of the issue at the store level and dealt with the manufacture as a service to the customer and avoiding court like the plague.
Mad Dart, the balancer that blew up on you is a Prostreet brand, would you look at the link and tell me if this is the same one? This is th one I bought from summit for my stroker build, and have not ran it yet. Thanks.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-163318/?image=large
Made no noise happened when I pulled it in the shop after a HOT HOT run!!
This is a PRO STREET, I bought it from Hughes. I only rev this thing to 6500 rpm. POS!!!!!!!!!! Rated to 8k for an hour at testing??
http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/...ZW5naW5lcw==&level1=RGFtcGVycw==&partid=24225
I just went out and looked at my new Hughes balancer (bought about 9 months ago) and find it is a different brand. Apparently some time in the last 9 months Hughes has switched brands. Probably more profit in the Pro Comp brand.
Hopefully this one is decent. It has an SFI 18.1 rating and the brand is PRW.
Here's a link to it I found on the PRW website
http://www.prwonlinestore.com/sfi181approvedracingandperformancesteelvibrationdamper-2431801.aspx
It's a 2 piece unit, and i really don't recommend anyone to buy one either. I ts just doesn't fit period!:angry5: I thought well maybe it would fit better on a 69 and earlier motor? No timing indicator is cast in the same but only on the right side. Ive checked and called KMJ and the guy played dumb, "well i think there was another complaint about that"
Man the price is really cheap for that damper..... looks really good also!!
Is there a reason they call it "The Rattler"? Marketing hype? I always wondered if there was some sort of moving counterweight in them or something that made them noisy. It really looks nice.