rebalance after piston and rod change
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rebalance after piston and rod change
This is probably asking for something too good to be true, but if I were to replace my stock LS6 rods and pistons with forged pieces in preparation for some boost, is there a combination of parts that would allow me to maintain my internal balance without sending things out for rebalancing? thanks
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Some pistons and rods are within a gram of each other so no material will have to be be removed but the crank will have to be balanced to your new piston/rod combo. You will have to take the entire rotating assembly to the machine shop. Usually they want the crank, rods, pistons, one ring set, and one rod bearing set.
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No, I dont beleive there is a piston/rod combo out there that would use the same bobweight as factory.It's always a good idea to have your stuff weighed even if it is supposed to be "weight matched"...iv'e seen many LS1 pistons (aftermarket only) vary from as much as 10-30 grams so it's always a good idea to balance or atleast weigh the parts to make sure they are what they are supposed to be.
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All my **** was within a gram of each other, but they still had to rebalance everything, becuase the weight from the big end to little end was off..... so they removed a lil weight here, lil there, and now it's all pimped like a ****.