Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:20 pm
Waste of time. Same balancer used on 283,327,307. You have a
> small journal crank. Unless the rubber insulator ring is shot.
I suggest the Chevy 327/350 hyd (Crane cam WG996K grind151H) cam
> swap if your pulling the intake and balancer.
Replacement
> factory ID #3563151 for 325 or 350 HP engines. Call Summit they have a cam kit
> for as low as $89. PAW and Powerhouse have kits also.
> How many miles on the engine?
Jim,
Thanks for the post.
The thing is, with the 283-2 barrel engines, there was no balancer.
It just has a hub to provide a place to bolt the pulleys to.
(The 4 barrel 283s, 327s, and the sixes all had actual balancers.)
Hard to imagine this seemed like a good idea to Chevrolet engineers; the accountants probably liked it though.
Not sure what years or models had this setup.
btw: This engine only has 35,000 miles on it.(99% sure that's for real)
I'm just planning on cleaning it up, replace the valve seals, and do the usual tune-up items.
Since the exhaust is rusty, its the right time to do the duals.
Then might as well put the 4 barrel on it too.
Pete
