s/w theo
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A friend of mine has a mechanic friend who bought a 426 Max Wedge engine & is not too familiar with older Mopars, (It is 2-1/2 hours away from me, otherwise I would love to see it, & it's believed to be real. Dual quad cross ram, Max Wedge exhaust manifolds etc.) & having a vibration problem above idle. I think they are using an (used) externally balanced flywheel on it, causing the vibration. First question, aren't ALL Max Wedge engines internally balanced? It came with the auto. trans. which leads to my second question, were ALL the crankshafts drilled for the manual trans? (My friend said they had to have the flywheel milled to fit the crank register of the torque converter) Third question, if it is internally balanced, shouldn't it have a NEUTRAL balance damper & flywheel (When swapping over to a manual trans.) Since I can't see the engine myself & not being too Max Wedge savvy, what should they look for to see if it's a real Max Wedge?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.