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Originally Posted by tcar View Post
Why would adding a balance shaft increase the weight of the reciprocating mass?

I can see the flywheel effect of the weight of the balance shaft rotating mass hurting responsiveness.
The balance shaft has to be spun up and decelerated too. That takes energy and time.
Old 01-05-2010, 02:14 PM
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