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Old 06-25-2007, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD View Post
I think its because the 4cylinder engines are naturally balanced, and don't need to have something to prevent the "shaking" that a 5cylinder engine can have at idle due to the inherent off balance engine configuration. At higher speeds the flywheel/crank pulley balanced weight eliminates this. At least I think thats how it works.
Yah, that makes sense too me. Thanks
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