12-24-2018, 07:58 AM
In a previous life I had several small block Chevy's balanced. Certainly a long way from what you are trying to balance but it made me curious as to the details of what they were doing. I do remember them weighing the big and small ends of the rod and various other bits and pieces to come up with the bob weight. There were some calculations involved so I Googled it ... Understanding Crankshaft Balancing ... I found it interesting but no where close to something useful.
A refinement of the search criteria found this ... Balancing Engines ... which seems to be (a) pretty much on point and (b) a lot of work. I thought the statement at the end of the discussion ... "Best is not fully balanced - which is simply impossible on a single cylinder. Yeah I know nothing is ever fully balanced but a single cylinder is the worst case." ... would be useful to moderate your expectations.
Arvid
A refinement of the search criteria found this ... Balancing Engines ... which seems to be (a) pretty much on point and (b) a lot of work. I thought the statement at the end of the discussion ... "Best is not fully balanced - which is simply impossible on a single cylinder. Yeah I know nothing is ever fully balanced but a single cylinder is the worst case." ... would be useful to moderate your expectations.
Arvid