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One more thing....I had a new weighted torque converter. It mad things worse before pulling the motor. I knocked the weight off. Do all converters start off neutral balanced before the weight is added?

Gotcha....was able to put a larger weight in the damper. Now they only have to add 5oz to the front.

i have a question for you guys...I have a standard cast crank I'm putting in a '73 440. I picked up a 440source damper with the removable weight, and a B&M flex plate with the "C" cut out of it. That should be the right set up from what I've researched, yet when I had it all spun on a...

I figured it was a bad idea, just wanted to back that up! Getting it balanced isn't too expensive. It's just all the work that I've already done needs to be done again. Tends to break your spirit! Time to stop guessing and get it done.

Yep, tired of guessing. The only thing that I can think of is to pull the oil pan and grind the weld that's on the crank. Would that be a good idea, or bad idea?

I'll have to look into that. I don't remember. Everything's pretty stock, with a mild cam.

I currently have a weighted balancer(I did speak to 440 source before purchasing), and a weighted converter. I pulled each plug and made sure that had spark, and triple checked firing order. Engine runs good, but somethings still causing it to shake. I don't feel that the mounts are bad.

Here we go...found this pic. Looks like cast to me.

I'm positive the plugs are firing. Checked that yesterday. Not sure about the cam specs.......I know it's the comp cams equivalent to a Mopar purple cam. As far as compression, do you mean the actual compression in each cylinder?

I'm sorry Mike67, the balancer was weighted. It looked ratty, so I put a 440 source balancer on it with a removable weight. Shakes more without the weight. Got a weighted converter. Still shakes, maybe a little worse. Should I just face the music and pull the motor and have the internal parts...

The old converter was neutral. Unfortunately I can't find out what was done to the crank. I've gone back 2 owners and they know nothing...ill check the mounts. If that's not the issue, I guess the motor comes out.

Motor mounts look ok....maybe I can check them somehow. I'll have to look into it. I realized that maybe someone balanced the crank in the past, so I tried an in weighted converter and took the removable weight out of the damper. So, I wound up putting the weight back in the damper and got a...

It did vibrate prior to trans rebuild, I had them get me a weighted converter. It vibrates in park or neutral. I believe the crank was "turned" but I don't think it was balanced. Not sure. I didn't see anything wrong with the stock flex plate, so I reused it. Didn't look bent or cracked.

hi everyone. I have a 440 built in late '72. Having an issue with a shake that comes in at 2000rpms. I've confirmed that the drive shaft is good, u-joints good. I have a new 449 source weighted vibration damper, freshly rebuilt trans with weighted converter. Been trying everything. The...

Looking for a working hi horn or a set for a 70 Coronet.