Building a 2.3 stroker balance shaft or no balance shaft ?????

 

I have NO balance shaft. So I say NO.

 

Balance shafts if you only plan to rev to 8K.
No shafts if you wanna rev 9K and up.

 

I talked to Jackson Machine and they said on all there strokers they run the balance shafts and the 2.0 they run them without

 

I don't have a balance shaft, so I second the "no"!

 

I like them in. I like smooth factory like performance.

 

with some kits like mine I couldnt leave them in because a rod made contact with a balance shaft. BUT I'm not running the normal crank that comes in the AMS kit. I upgraded to the Eagle crank that they offer. this is probably why it makes contact.

 

i say no to the balance shafts. you can rev higher w/o them

 

With what turbo?
If you plan on running a stock 16G or a 20G 9 LT (Green) keep the BS "balance shaft".
If you plan on running a Big Turbo, lose the BS, and be all you can be 9-10K rpm.

 

Why would you want to rev a 2.3 to 9-10K?

Keep the shaft, it will make it smoother.

 

+1

I have a 2.3 without balance shafts and I would recommend keeping them in.

-Paul

 

You can feel the added vibration without the shafts, but you make more power without them. I've run my 2.3 without balance shafts for 23,000 miles, two road race events, two drag race events, and over 100 dyno pulls. If I had to do it all over again, it would be a coin flip - I do miss the smoothness though.

 

no balance shaft FTW!!!