82cetuner

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I was just wondering this. My mechanic has a steel underdrive crank pulley to put on my car, but he is asking me if I want a underdrive balancer to go with it? what is the difference? and is there any reason to switch to a underdrive balancer when you have the underdrive pulley?

any info on this would help I was under the impression they were the same thing.

82cetuner

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nevermind I think I got it, the balancer is bolted into the pulley, when my pulley was purchased it did not come with the balancer. I guess I will just use the old balancer and shoot it with some black paint to freshen it up, I dont see any reason to replace it

SOMbitch

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People interchange the terms a lot but our engines are internally balanced so technically we don't have a balancer we have a harmonic damper or dampener. Usually refered to as a pulley on here. It's job is to turn the accesories and absorb torsional vibration and harmonics from the crank which can damage bearings and cranks in extreme cases.

82cetuner

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ok I got confused with what my mechanic was trying to tell me, I was under the impression that he purchased a pulley with the rest of my pulleys, but he was talking about the stock crank pulley and was asking me if I wanted to upgrade it. it just had me confused

eseibel67

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The difference is verbiage.

82cetuner

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thats what I thought. I just thought he had already gotten me one, and was asking if i wanted the balancer.

the confusion started because I asked him what he got (thinking what was on my car) he took it as descirbing me what he had gotten for his car lol and was asking me if I wanted one for mine.