Is this really worth doing?

The reason I ask is I have just had my crank ground and was speaking with the place that done it and they will do my 2wd bottom end for £150

Its only stage 3 so is this really worth doing?

 

not really fella not at that spec,plus once you change the clutch its all out of balance anyway lol

 

Ok so do you think its a waste of money mate

 

well i guess its not alot of money,but it wont really make any odds at stage 3

 

Ok mate im not sure if I should get it done or not lol

 

if it was me i would not bother tbh fella

 

I think it's defo worth it. Will have a much smoother engine.

 

might as well go for it as you have it apart already.

 

all the parts are boxed up ready to go and if I have it done they will gas flow the head for £150 too so what do you all think

 

flowing the head is a good idea

 

so do the head but not balance it then yeah

 

Balancing the bottom end will make the engine smoother and feel a whole lot better. I know that Cosworth carried out the same process when they made the engine, but that was quite some time ago and even then they may not have done it to a very high tolerence?

Worth getting it done at that price imho.

£150 to carryout gas flowing a head is very cheap.......

 

These guys also buildd alot of race engines its only cheapish as its my missus Dads friend that owns the company

 

if your going to do the head you might as well do the bottom end as well fella

 

ok with all this done on a otherwise standard bottom how much would I be able to run in the future?

I hate cossies now it all costs too much bloody money lol

 

sorry jumping on your thread mate, im doing my clutch soon, and i just wondered if it's worth getting the fly wheel done?

 

Lightened yea I suppose thats worth doing cos its bloody heavy

 

what balanced or skimmed?if it balancing then no not realy worth just doing it

 

ok skimmed aswell then, lol.

just thought while it's easy to get too....

 

might be worth getting it skimmed mate depending on what it looks like when you have the clutch off

 

Well I am getting all mine done now then

 

Balancing is always worth it, especially if your crank has been reground to make sure its all fine, have a lok in the latest fast ford mag, they've done an article on it.

 

So how much would this bottom end be able to handle untill it needs more work?

 

Thats what got me thinking about it

 

Balancing will not equal more power capacity, the strength of the materials will ultimatley determine that, along with engine spec etc, but it will help to ensure that it will not shake itself apart, esspecially if you raise the rev range

 

What I meant was if I had 2 std bottom ends but 1 was balanced would that 1 handle more over the std 1

 

No it would not handle any more power then an un-balanced engine, just possibly last longer

 

ok Im still not sure about it lol is it 100% noticable

 

a friend had his bottom end balanced on his cos and he took the clutch in also and they even balance the pressue plate

 

yeah they need my crank, flywheel, pressure plate, rods, pistons, rings, clips, pins and the flywheel bolts

 

if they are prepared to balance all of that for £150 then have it done.

people always say dont get this and that done at different power levels but more balanced an engine is whether its standard or heavily modified the better!

 

Ford balance to a MASS production setting, not to the much finer degree done by engine shops, due to labour/time involved.
If they balance the engine to a finer degree it will be better end of, especially at higher rpm putting less load on the engine components, for those that don't agree about balancing why not just go and take OFF your wheel balance weights and drive like that all the time, or do you think it makes a difference ?
I get all my engines balanced, even having the rods done end to end, so matched little ends and matched big ends, the difference is VERY noticeable.
The flywheels are very heavy on 2wd cossie at 8.9KG, 4wd are 9.2-9.7KG(they vary), so lightening has a disproportionately good effect, a basic lighten will see the 2wd down to 6.6KG by skimming out a mass of material at the rear surrounding the ring gear.
Lightening rods and pistons is also ace when you consider the forces at 7000rpm, they are going up and down 116 times a SECOND, that's to the top, dead stop, full reverse, dead stop full reverse direction again, any weight that can be taken off helps longevity.
I have had every engine I've built balanced, some lightened, always been very noticeable smoothness wise.
Balancing the flywheel is good, esp where done seperate, they are balanced to be neutral, that's why they have marks on them but can always be improved upon.
tabetha

 

its always worth balanceing any engine take away any vibrations and makes it rev much smoother. Not so sure about lightening the flywheel that much on a turbo engine though

 

Tab thanks for that mate I will get it done for sure now

 

Well its all been done now and the lightened it all aswell for the nice sum of £185

It all looks soo good my flywheel looks lush and my new uprated clutch was 110 grams out

If any one in bristol needs any work like this done I highly reccomend these guys PM me for info if you like