The rubber on my harmonic balancer is starting to crack and I would like to replace it with something better. I was thinking of the march 1158 or 1176. I am not sure which one as Summit shows both of them for our cars. Also what else would be a good replacement. Something not to pricey as this is my daily driver and I hardly race it, but I do like better components. Thanks in advance.
Harmonic balancer
- Thread starter solidsnakesvt
- Start date
i'd pick up a set of steeda underdrive pullies, they actually replace the harmonic balancer. and you pick up a bit, and you can find them used for about the same price as a new balancer.
I have run underdrives before and have always had problems with them charging due to my stereo. I would rather just buy a crank pulley/balancer. Thanks for you input though.
One option is to go with the ATI damper, part number 918036, it's the same diameter as the stock one and the general concensus is that it's the best one out there. Personally that's the one I'd go with and I would stay away from undedrives. One downfall though...it's pricey.
Wow that is pricey. Any other suggestions.
. Any other suggestions.I run the Innovators West SFI balancer. It too is kind of pricey but a real high quality unit and it is SFI 18.1 Certified.
any more suggestions?
i have the steeda pullies and they work great. they still incorperate a rubber isolator on the pulley so its really not that much different than the stock piece. i just dont use the alternator pulley. i stripped my crank trying to put a march pulley on due to the pulley fitting a little tighter. also make sure you change the crank bolt when you do decide which pullies to use. if you dont odds are you will get some rattling noise from behind your timing cover and if you let it go to long it could tear some shit up.
Use an install tool too, i used the bolt to try and draw the pulley on thats another reason why it pulled the threads out of my crank. rookie mistake
March fluid dampener. Its what i had before i swapped to the ati piece.
Do you need a shorter belt with the march fluid dampner?
I used steeda pullies and just used the stock alt pulley because of charging problems
I used just the march pulley and yes you need a shorter belt.
Wow that is pricey
Anything SFI aproved will be 'pricey'. A stock replacement is probably what you want. A stock used one is prolly a bad idea at this point as the rubber on most has probably deteriorated like yours has.
March (the pulley company) and Fluidampr (the fluid dampener product) are different products aren't they?
I'm extremely pleased with the quality and workmanship of the Romac aluminum inner/aluminum outer balancer that I put on my 5.0L ('94 Cobra) after the stocker died. My stocker died the same way you describe - the rubber started working it's way out, and then the outer ring ended up spinning. It ended up crooked, and knocked a hole in my front cover.
The Romac is lighter, and better balanced than my stocker was. The car runs smoother than it did before!
I have no idea if Romac makes products for the Mod motors, but they'd be fools not to.
SoCal94
I'm extremely pleased with the quality and workmanship of the Romac aluminum inner/aluminum outer balancer that I put on my 5.0L ('94 Cobra) after the stocker died. My stocker died the same way you describe - the rubber started working it's way out, and then the outer ring ended up spinning. It ended up crooked, and knocked a hole in my front cover.
The Romac is lighter, and better balanced than my stocker was. The car runs smoother than it did before!
I have no idea if Romac makes products for the Mod motors, but they'd be fools not to.
SoCal94
Yeah, I wouldn't even think of buying a used one.
ATI dampener problem
Sorry to hijack, I thought I might hit those with knowledge of these things. I just received by ATI 918036 for my Cobra and the large outer piece has a tag on it with a Chevy description and part number 917078. It appears to be the right part and fits the inner hub portion just fine.
Anyone know if they are sharing components or if they screwed up? The box is correctly labeled with the Ford PN and description.
Sorry to hijack, I thought I might hit those with knowledge of these things. I just received by ATI 918036 for my Cobra and the large outer piece has a tag on it with a Chevy description and part number 917078. It appears to be the right part and fits the inner hub portion just fine.
Anyone know if they are sharing components or if they screwed up? The box is correctly labeled with the Ford PN and description.
March Fluid Damper is what I have been using on my car and I have zero complaints with it!
edit: damnit..didn't notice how old this thread was!
edit: damnit..didn't notice how old this thread was!
I run the march damper as well.
Users who are viewing this thread
