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Harmonic Balancer Wobble?

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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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harmonic balancer wobbling?

I was under my car checking for exhaust leaks on my awesome pypes exhaust system and I noticed my balancer wobbles. Normal? Never seen this...on any car before. Its no spinning illusion...I hope this is normal I got a H/C/I upgrade on the way
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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if its wobbling make sure its tight, if not replace it
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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just means you need to replace your balancer. If your car has a decent amount of miles on it, it is pretty normal for them to go out. I had to replace mine on my current cobra, and my other 94. I just threw another stock one on, but if you can afford it, a stronger aftermarket one isn't a bad idea. The stock one especially doesn't like to hold up under more n/a horsepower.
Old Oct 30, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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a little wobble is normal, but it depends how bad it is? video it and post it
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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just replace it when you do the h/c/i/ change. more power could use an aftermarket balancer anyway.
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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you can also check your timing, it probably slipped.
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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im running 14 degrees timing right now so i should be alright..just another thing to add to the h/c/i build
Old Nov 1, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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i would get a sfi balancer when you do h c i
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