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Harmonic Balancer weight for street strip car?

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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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Harmonic Balancer weight for street strip car?

Is a lightwieght balancer better for a car that will spend most of its time on the street?


My thinking is lighter recipricating mass = quicker rev, acceleration.

But then I see bracket car, running big heavy flexplates, more weight = momentum.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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Maybe I missed it, but did not see any mention of weight and use.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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The bigger dampers always make more power. This is because they better dampen the crank bending and harmonics.
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