After balancing my own stuff on my engine rebuild I have decided to offer this service to the members of CP. I have a nice scale (not cheap) and the rod fixture balancer tool so this is not just something I rigged up, rest assured I am using the same equipment the machine shop would use.
After doing some research about what shops charge for this service (this varies widely) I have decided that $60 is a fair price and that includes the return shipping with USPS Priority mail in the US, Canada will be more. Pricing is for 4cyl stuff- BP, FE3 etc... KL will be slightly more, PM me and we can talk.
If you need to know what balancing does or why to do it, use your favorite search engine. There are plenty of articles online.
Turn around time on this is currently unknown until I do a few more sets and get a better idea. The first few people should be people that are not in a rush until I can establish a schedule for this.
What you get:
> I will balance stock pistons/rods and aftermarket forged pistons/rods
> All balancing of pistons/rods will be done to within .1 grams ---- The machine shop wont do this for their standard price.
> Rods will have the small ends balanced first, and then all weight matched from the big end.
> I will provide before and after weight information
My terms:
> Pistons and rods will be returned in the same manner they were sent, so pack them good. Pistons can be easily damaged if they are banging around against each other or the rods.
> Semi-floating sets need to be disassembled--I have no access to a shop press
> Full floating (BP, FE3...) can be complete.
> For best accuracy please include---pistons, pins, clips, rod bolts/nuts, rods and rod small end bushings. Do not include rings and bearings or I will charge $20 extra for removing unnecessary items.
> For best accuracy please clean used pistons and rods. Any carbon, or residual oil will make the balancing inaccurate. I will not clean them and if they are sent dirty, they will be balanced that way.
Shipping and Payment:
> PM me for my shipping address.
> I will PM you when I have completed your items and include my email for payment via PAYPAL.
> You items will be shipped back when payment is received and a tracking number will be provided.
> Return shipping for the US and Canada will be USPS Priority Mail
Pricing:
> 4cyl-- $60+$5 to cover paypal fees. Total $65 including return shipping.
> 6cyl-- PM me.
> Canada members-- $20 extra to cover your shipping cost.
> Unnecessary items fee-- $20 extra if I have to remove rings and bearings from your set.
> All payments will be done with PAYPAL.
Any questions? PM me or post in this thread.
After doing some research about what shops charge for this service (this varies widely) I have decided that $60 is a fair price and that includes the return shipping with USPS Priority mail in the US, Canada will be more. Pricing is for 4cyl stuff- BP, FE3 etc... KL will be slightly more, PM me and we can talk.
If you need to know what balancing does or why to do it, use your favorite search engine. There are plenty of articles online.
Turn around time on this is currently unknown until I do a few more sets and get a better idea. The first few people should be people that are not in a rush until I can establish a schedule for this.
What you get:
> I will balance stock pistons/rods and aftermarket forged pistons/rods
> All balancing of pistons/rods will be done to within .1 grams ---- The machine shop wont do this for their standard price.
> Rods will have the small ends balanced first, and then all weight matched from the big end.
> I will provide before and after weight information
My terms:
> Pistons and rods will be returned in the same manner they were sent, so pack them good. Pistons can be easily damaged if they are banging around against each other or the rods.
> Semi-floating sets need to be disassembled--I have no access to a shop press
> Full floating (BP, FE3...) can be complete.
> For best accuracy please include---pistons, pins, clips, rod bolts/nuts, rods and rod small end bushings. Do not include rings and bearings or I will charge $20 extra for removing unnecessary items.
> For best accuracy please clean used pistons and rods. Any carbon, or residual oil will make the balancing inaccurate. I will not clean them and if they are sent dirty, they will be balanced that way.
Shipping and Payment:
> PM me for my shipping address.
> I will PM you when I have completed your items and include my email for payment via PAYPAL.
> You items will be shipped back when payment is received and a tracking number will be provided.
> Return shipping for the US and Canada will be USPS Priority Mail
Pricing:
> 4cyl-- $60+$5 to cover paypal fees. Total $65 including return shipping.
> 6cyl-- PM me.
> Canada members-- $20 extra to cover your shipping cost.
> Unnecessary items fee-- $20 extra if I have to remove rings and bearings from your set.
> All payments will be done with PAYPAL.
Any questions? PM me or post in this thread.
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