{"id":16321,"date":"2022-06-15T23:22:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T03:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxtorqueperformance.com\/staging\/?p=16321"},"modified":"2022-06-16T00:09:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T04:09:45","slug":"how-an-aftermarket-harmonic-balancer-helps-at-high-rpm-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxtorqueperformance.com\/staging\/index.php\/2022\/06\/15\/how-an-aftermarket-harmonic-balancer-helps-at-high-rpm-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"How An Aftermarket Harmonic Balancer Helps At High RPM Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By\u00a0<\/span>BRIAN WAGNER<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>JUNE 06, 2022<\/span><\/div>\n


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Torsional vibration, more commonly referred to as engine harmonics, is a force that must be dealt with when you\u2019re working with any engine. The more power your engine makes, the more destructive torsional vibrations can be if they\u2019re not kept in check.\u00a0<\/span>Fluidampr<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>harmonic balancers are designed to deal with the most extreme torsional vibrations an engine can produce as RPM increases.<\/p>\n

When you start to push an OEM engine past its stock output levels or really add horsepower to a high-performance mill, torsional vibration is going to be an issue. As RPM levels increase, so does the strength of torsional vibration. This is something you need to account for with any high-performance engine.<\/p>\n

Nick Orefice from Fluidampr explains how an aftermarket balancer can help fight torsional vibration at elevated RPM levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost all stock OE balancers and many aftermarket balancers are a single rubber element elastomeric type damper. The problem with these damper types is that they are limited to a narrow frequency range of about 50 Hz. This is suitable for a stock engine, however, when performance enhancements are made \u2014 think power adders or rotating assembly changes \u2014 you are essentially shifting the frequency created by a stock engine beyond what these dampers are capable of controlling. This is where the importance of a premium aftermarket balancer shines.\u201d<\/p>\n

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