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NHGuy 06-27-2016 02:22 PM

looking for an odd flywheel, late SBC with internal neutral balance
 
My 383 is built and running and I have a vibration. I had called Eagle when I first bought the balanced assembly. I checked before putting it together and somehow got the wrong story. I was told it uses normal small block balance components. Well that is not true.
I opened it up again yesterday and got the part numbers, the tech help at Eagle confirmed today that it is an internal balance design.
But I don't see any good buys on a flywheel that is neutral.
Most one piece rear seal cranks are combination balanced with a front damper and a weighted flywheel.
The LS flywheels are neutral, do they bolt up?
Do the holes in any of the other styles mate up to a Mercruiser coupler?

I sure hope I haven't gone too far into Frankenstein territory here!

Looking for flywheel help. Should I have a factory flywheel machined down to neutral? Or bite the bullet and spend?

Trash 06-27-2016 10:25 PM

You can have a shop mill off the weights on your current flywheel.

NHGuy 06-28-2016 04:08 AM

Yes, that was a conclusion I came to after posting. I'm glad you said it though. It's good to get some agreement from more experienced folks before doing something new.
Thanks.

Trash 06-28-2016 02:01 PM


Originally Posted by NHGuy (Post 4453885)
Yes, that was a conclusion I came to after posting. I'm glad you said it though. It's good to get some agreement from more experienced folks before doing something new.
Thanks.

There is a small area on the flywheel not much bigger in total are as 4 quarters and about as thick that needs to be milled off. I don't have a picture though, sorry.

14 apache 06-28-2016 06:40 PM

The flywheel will still need balancing after machining. Think engine shop can just drill holes without milling the wheel either way.

NHGuy 06-28-2016 06:50 PM

I'll have to see if my machinist has balancing stuff. He's an industrial prototype & contract machinist as opposed to an auto & engine machinist. I'm getting it milled flat, but it does have a couple of balance holes.
My engine guy is near my old work.
If it's not smooth it's off to the balance shop.

FIXX 06-29-2016 03:49 AM

my local machine shop does them forvme all the time..he charges me 50 bucks to zero balance them

f_inscreenname 06-29-2016 12:08 PM

Real cheap to have weight taken off, real expensive to have it put on. Also aren't 400's flywheel neutral (if needed)?

NHGuy 06-29-2016 01:53 PM

Yah, but 400's use the old 2 piece seal bolt circle and tooth count

NHGuy 07-04-2016 05:11 AM

It's reassembled and hooray, the shake is gone.
The machinist who balanced it must have done so with either a neutral wheel or nothing. So my summer is back on.
I have only run it on a stand and out of water on the trailer. I'll report back any oddities in use.


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