[Pat S]

What's the skinny on engine balancing? I mean I know everything that moves (crank, rods, wrist-pins/pistons, flywheel, clutch plate, pulley) really should be balanced for a perfect rebuild. But since the engine is naturally balanced from being horizontally opposed, at what point does the law of diminishing returns kick in? Meaning, is there a point in balancing where it become more academic (and expensive) than usefull.

If it helps... I'm using a std/std crank, reconditioned rods from the same weight group, stock flywheel/pistons/pully, Sachs clutch. I have no problem with having it balanced, I just want to know how anal I need to be.

Pat