Dave, In 35 years of building motors I have never seen any horse power
increase on the dyno with ANY harmonic balancer. Lighter reciprocating
weight will accelerate faster, and that is why drag racers don't run
one. I run the biggest one that will fit the car to save the crank.
one of the dougs
Bonneville= Where you go fast or go home
David Haller wrote:
>
> List,
> Working on the car this last Thursday evening the discussion came up on the
> need for a harmonic balancer on my small block. I have one of those
> expensive ones on it now and was told I do not need to have one on the
> engine and to run without it. It was claimed the balancer is robbing me of
> horsepower unnecessarily, that the engine was already balanced besides real
> run time was short so the need for one was not there. What is your
> experience and opinions out there, I know you have the right ones,
> Dave Haller #93 C/GAlt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 7:23 AM
> Subject: Re: Cam Doctor problems
>
> > In a message dated 02/29/2000 3:17:23 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > dahlgren@uconect.net writes:
> >
> > << There is a product i am not sure if you are aware of called the Cam
> > Doctor(I am not sure who makes this) and Cam Pro Plus made by Audie
> > technology that does what you want to do it also will do all the input
> > for you. It is made for exactly what you want to do. basically you put
> > the cam in the fixture and hook the fixture input to a PC. then rotate
> > the cam and it will intup all the numbers for you andf has many other
> > neat features.. it is a little spendy but it is the tool for the job.
> > http://www.audietech.com/
> > I have no idea of their pricing but you might get some ideas here..
> > Dahlgren
> > EMS
> > >>
> > Group,
> > Speaking of Cam Doctor, I just spent a weekend at the San Diego Swap
> Meet
> > with Roy Creel, this years VP of SCTA. Seems that the guys at McGee Cams
> had
> > a Cam Doctor that was inoperative for some reason and worked a deal with
> Roy
> > whereby he could use the thing if he would get it fixed.
> > Roy contacted the Cam Doctor Mfg. in Denver, made the arrangements,
> and
> > shipped it to them. It came back, supposedly fixed, but was still
> > inoperative. Several months of un-returned phone calls later, Roy was in
> PHX
> > for a "Banger" seminar, then drove to Denver last week and took the local
> > Sheriff to the guys home to get a check from the wife.
> > Those of you who know Roy are aware of what a "straight-up" and
> > innovative guy he is, so, buyer beware...........Ardun Doug in CA
> >
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