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Engine builders' advice req'd - removable piston weights?
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10-22-2013, 11:30 AM
Stretch
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vstech
... not sure why the pistons themselves would all need to be balanced separately...
Because they are a heavy part that moves very quickly and stops very quickly at the end of each stroke!
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