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Jun 10, 2011 | 12:03 AM

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Balance a Stock Rebuild?

Ok so what I would like to know is if there is any gains to balancing a GM factory LQ4 bottom end...

I am going through it and freshening it up with new rings, bearings and ARP hardware and will be spinning it to around 6800...

So is it worth the $150-$200 to have it balanced by a machine shop even though its a complete factory bottom end?

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Jun 10, 2011 | 12:45 AM

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Yea it is exspecially spinning it that high plus your motor will last longer. If your doing all that already why not balance it?

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Agreed, balance it.

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Jun 10, 2011 | 08:38 AM

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Thanks guys...easy enough I will take it to the machine shop

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Jun 10, 2011 | 08:49 AM

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Good Choice !!!

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Jun 13, 2011 | 08:22 AM

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Not only will it last longer but the better an engine is balanced the more power it will produce possibly as much as 20 extra ponies .

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Factory bottom end? Only changing bearings and rings? No need to balance that. Chances are they will spin it up and say "oh look, close enough".

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