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street twin FW balanced??

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Old 08-05-2003, 05:42 PM
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street twin FW balanced??

i am installing my street twin tommarow and i need a deff answer now... do i need to have the fly wheel balanced?? if i dont what is the worst that can happen. i really dont want to if its not a must and if i really have to how do i go about doing this and where in north NJ can i get it done???i also have also heard that you must mod the clutch fork??? is this true?? i currently have the new clutch of course, the new adj master and i ordered a new pilot bushing. am i missing anyting for this install any special tools?? any thing you can tell me about this topic would be great.

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Old 08-05-2003, 05:57 PM
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If you have the adj. MC from McLeod, you don't need to touch your clutch fork pivot T.

Yes, you should have it balanced. They default-balance it to what GM specs are, but we all know that there are variances in the build-line.

Mine was off a bit, but even more off was my pressure plate! So, I suggest you have him neutral balance the PP and match-balance the flywheel to your existing flywheel. I think it cost me $80 total from a guy with an electronic balancer.
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but where do i go to get it doen??
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Old 08-05-2003, 07:38 PM
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Any engine rebuild place should have the equipment.
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Old 08-05-2003, 10:10 PM
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i am assuming that the stock FW was balanced to my lt1 when the car was built????
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Right.
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Old 08-05-2003, 10:22 PM
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You should have a counterweight shipped with the Street Twin. It bolts onto the back of the flywheel and can be installed merely by pulling off your inspection cover.

On my car I just put everything on without the counterweight, but when I started up the car the engine shook like crazy starting at 3000 rpm, and after 3800 I was afraid to push it further... it was that bad.

Anyways after putting the counterweight on everything was fine... engine rev's over 5K and all you feel is the rumble of the exhaust

Good luck.
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