Utah - Looking for a good machine shop to do an assembly balance
02-16-2022, 12:39 PM
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Utah - Looking for a good machine shop to do an assembly balance I'm hoping to get some sort of recommendation for a good machine shop in Northern Utah.
In a nutshell,
I built this 6.0 gen IV engine last year.
Used a brand-new GM block, but reused the 5.3 crank, rods, flex plate, and harmonic balancer.
I had a shop in bountiful do the machine work, overall, I was happy with them at the time.
I had noticed that they didn't add any material to the 5.3 crank like i expected since i was going to a 4.0 bore with heavier pistons.
Seemed to run smooth enough, but i never pushed the engine over 3500 rpm due to engine break in.
They also didn't do a very good job with the Crank refinish, and the job felt rushed after waiting 2 months.
At this point I'm thinking I don't want them to have a second shot with my brand-new crankshaft (proper 6.0 crankshaft this time around).
(Fought/fighting a very confusing thrust bearing failure)
In a nutshell,
I built this 6.0 gen IV engine last year.
Used a brand-new GM block, but reused the 5.3 crank, rods, flex plate, and harmonic balancer.
I had a shop in bountiful do the machine work, overall, I was happy with them at the time.
I had noticed that they didn't add any material to the 5.3 crank like i expected since i was going to a 4.0 bore with heavier pistons.
Seemed to run smooth enough, but i never pushed the engine over 3500 rpm due to engine break in.
They also didn't do a very good job with the Crank refinish, and the job felt rushed after waiting 2 months.
At this point I'm thinking I don't want them to have a second shot with my brand-new crankshaft (proper 6.0 crankshaft this time around).
(Fought/fighting a very confusing thrust bearing failure)
