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Default The benifit of an "overbalanced" crankshaft
Who here has an Overbalanced Crankshaft ?
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To me, there is "balanced", and "unbalanced". Please define "overbalanced" for those of us unfamiliar with the term.
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As in lighter pistons and rods with a stock crank at 8000+ RPM, sure!
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High end shops will overbalance to allow for oil weight from windage. Pretty common. Lance you have talked about this before I believe, no?
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High end shops will overbalance to allow for oil weight from windage. Pretty common. Lance you have talked about this before I believe, no?
Thank you, Scott! That makes it click!
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This came up awhile ago, many still argue if balancing is even worth it considering how many 1000+whp engines have mismatched parts and don't care.

Article from SAM founder:
https://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/...perimentation/
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Many here ask about ways to increase "engine life".
The Overbalanced Crankshaft will increase Rod Bearing duration at higher RPM.
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I remember Steve Morris did a video on engine balancing a while back and he touched on over/under balancing.
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