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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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NY Engine Balancing

Three part question.
1. Who do you send you engine to?
2. Where are they located, phone # ?
3. Who on the forum has balanced the engine?
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Thumbs up Engine Rotating assembly Balancing

CLR Motorsports does full Rotating assembly balancing. I have seen him do this in person and it looks like alot of work but the end result pays its benifits.

Give him a call

Carlos Lopez
CLR Motorsports
305-235-3696

he is in miami florida

tell him robert vera sent ya
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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Thanks robert.
Is there anybody else, maybe in the north east.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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If I don't find somebody good in the north east I will send it to carlos.
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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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atkins advertises this service, but if you want the best go with clr
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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I hope that this is being done on an all out race car, if not, it's not going to be really cost effective. Make sure whoever balances the parts does so statically and dynamically. Balancing a rotary engine properly is like chasing your tail in circles, everytime you make remove some mass it will affect the balance of it statically AND dynamically, it's NOT easy.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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BDC!
I had mine done by him. Quite affordable too!
http://www.bdcmotorsports.com/rotaryengineservices.htm
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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Rotor assembly balancing by Gaby Skern

Rotor assembly balancing by Gaby Skern. Gaby does rotor assembly balancing for the fastest rotaries in the world. Sporty Motorsports 6.97 at 196mph 1/4 mile fastest 13B on the planet. He also does 2fastautosports MX6 balancing. He is out of Puerto Rico. He will be at ATCO NJ for the panam races P.R. vs USA.
Here is a video from july 6th Summer slam at Englishtown, NJ. Both cars on the video are done by Gaby. If you need more info please call me at 407-657-8143
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http://www.grs-motorsports.com/notic...ro/vid/461.wmv
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by masajepr
Rotor assembly balancing by Gaby Skern. Gaby does rotor assembly balancing for the fastest rotaries in the world. Sporty Motorsports 6.97 at 196mph 1/4 mile fastest 13B on the planet. He also does 2fastautosports MX6 balancing. He is out of Puerto Rico. He will be at ATCO NJ for the panam races P.R. vs USA.
Here is a video from july 6th Summer slam at Englishtown, NJ. Both cars on the video are done by Gaby. If you need more info please call me at 407-657-8143
Robert
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http://www.grs-motorsports.com/notic...ro/vid/461.wmv
So does gaby ever tune anywere else in the US besides south FL? I bet he could get them lined up if he went else were. Also does he do his balancing in PR or can he do it when he is in FL?
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 08:02 AM
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Here is a link they also offer the balancing service , http://www.yawpower.com/engines.html .
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by RX794
I hope that this is being done on an all out race car, if not, it's not going to be really cost effective. Make sure whoever balances the parts does so statically and dynamically. Balancing a rotary engine properly is like chasing your tail in circles, everytime you make remove some mass it will affect the balance of it statically AND dynamically, it's NOT easy.

Well said.

Balancing a rotary engine beyond OEM specs is not an easy task,
Especially for those who don't specialize in it.
It requires redundant & repetitive machine work. It is very time consuming.
Also requires highly specialized and dedicated tooling.
The bob weights, must be specific in design for Rotaries. A well guarded design spec.
Regular bob weights made for other engines will not work, infact attempting to balance w/ clam shell style bob weight will adversly affect the dynamics of the assembly.
The bob weights and their respective placement on the shaft, must exactly simulate the Rotor's weight, center of rotation (woble) and must importantly: orbit.
Short of that, any attempt at balancing and modifying the Counter Weights will most likely end up with a rotating assembly that is worse off than originally.

This goes beyond a science. It's more of an art, and only a very few can do it right.

Carlos Lopez
CLR Motorsports Ltd.
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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thanks
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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Hey Carlos can you pm me with pricing.
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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You might also look up Daryl Drummond. He used to do balancing a few years ago as I had a quote from him when I was thinking about doing it for my engine. If you can't find his contact info, most of the California shops like Racing Beat typically know how to find him.
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