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NO! DON'T DO IT...
Posted by meng (more from meng) on Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:52:17
In Reply to: Removing balance shaft chain-yes or no?, John Rose, Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:41:36
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i had mine disabled to save roughly $400-$600 in parts (and a theoretical gain in HP).
it wasn't worth it.
it's horrible. the engine is buzzy, coarse and harsh. it used to be sewing machine smooth to redline and now it's just thrashy (just imagine how unrefined the old 900 2.0 was, now factor in another .3 liters of displacement). it's terrible between 2700-3100 rpms. and no noticeable power gain.
if i had to do it over i 'd definitely have retained the balance chains. in fact i've been toying with dropping the $600 (+parts) in labor to have them redone...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Removing balance shaft chain-yes or no?, John Rose, Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:41:36
- NO! DON'T DO IT..., meng, Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:52:17 <-- Viewing This Message
- My Indy suggests the same, though not sure how removed., EricG, Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:00:27
- Re: Removing balance shaft chain-yes or no?, John N, Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:52:34
- Re: Removing balance shaft chain-yes or no?, patprice, Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:24:35
- PATPRICE please read, John Rose, Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:21:26
- Re: Patprice, John N, Thu, 19 Feb 2004 07:44:18
- Re: Removing balance shaft chain-yes or no?, RJ, Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:42:17
- Where do you work? N/m, John Rose, Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:09:08
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