Impalaguru
06-14-2004, 10:49 PM
HI Everyone,
I'm in the process of rebuilding the bottom end of the Olds 350 for my 69 Cutlass (not a Chevy but I trust the members here to give me a good response). The Olds 350 is an externally balanced engine, like a 400 SB or a 454 BB!!!. Here is my dilema: The car is currently an automatic, but I want to have a flywheel balanced with the crank so I can install a 4 speed or a 5 speed in the future. My machinist was talking about balancing the crank with the flexplate and with the flywheel. Can this be done succesfully? Would it be a better idea to have the crank internally balanced so that when I remove the flexplate and add the flywheel there isn't a chance of destroying the engine? How much more would it be to have the crank internally balanced? (Mallory metal= big$$$) I went to the trouble of finding a Olds 350 crank that was drilled for a pilot bushing so I would like to be able to make full use of it. Any help would be great!!!
Ross
I'm in the process of rebuilding the bottom end of the Olds 350 for my 69 Cutlass (not a Chevy but I trust the members here to give me a good response). The Olds 350 is an externally balanced engine, like a 400 SB or a 454 BB!!!. Here is my dilema: The car is currently an automatic, but I want to have a flywheel balanced with the crank so I can install a 4 speed or a 5 speed in the future. My machinist was talking about balancing the crank with the flexplate and with the flywheel. Can this be done succesfully? Would it be a better idea to have the crank internally balanced so that when I remove the flexplate and add the flywheel there isn't a chance of destroying the engine? How much more would it be to have the crank internally balanced? (Mallory metal= big$$$) I went to the trouble of finding a Olds 350 crank that was drilled for a pilot bushing so I would like to be able to make full use of it. Any help would be great!!!
Ross