440 Source Balance Job

I've seen posts claiming stuff was balanced to within a half gram... I've matched weights on pistons & rods... I've never balanced a crank.... I've bored & honed, decked & line honed... Doesn't change the fact I build cars that get driven a lot & get used hard... I don't see the point of chasing every last fraction of a horsepower... If I were building to that level I probably wouldn't be using 440 Source Crank kits.... For what the OP is building I'm confident 440 Sources balance job is fine & I would bolt it together & run it.. I would check bearing clearances, I would check ring gaps, I would clean & lube everything like I always do... I wouldn't get concerned about the balance... Sorry, it just isn't that critical for a street engine....


You keep talking about half a gram.

I’ve seen balanced cranks come in that are 30 grams out in both ends.

You’d put your name on that?

If you don’t check you don’t know.

Trust in this business and you get fucked real quick.

Verify and then trust.