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Atomic Hi-Mass Harmonic Balancer
- Price:
- $582.00
- Brand:
- Atomic
- Rating:
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- Options available
Product Description
Atomic high mass crank dampeners are designed to absorb torsional vibrations of the crankshaft/rotating mass of the engine. This increases substantially the life of engine components such as crankshafts, bearings and drive systems whilst also contributing to smoother running of the engine.
The term "harmonic balancer" has been adopted by the automotive industry to describe vibration dampeners that attach to the snout of crankshafts; this term is misleading and inaccurate. They do not "balance" any engine harmonics - they merely follow Newtons Third Law of Motion and react to the torsional vibration created by the motion of conrods/pistons acting upon the crankshaft and absorb some of these vibrations. This is taken up by the movement of the outer ring of the dampener in an equal and opposite reaction to this torsional movement. The more efficient the operation of the dampener, the more damaging torsional vibrations are absorbed.
Why Atomic balancers are better.
The construction of a standard type dampener is usually an outer cast iron ring press fitted to a keyed hub, with a rubber sleeve wedged between the two pieces. The unit is then lightly press-fitted to the crankshaft and secured in place with a retaining bolt/washer assembly, however we do things a little differently...
Atomic High Mass dampeners differ markedly from the standard style of dampener in the following ways:
CNC machined steel outer ring
with greater rotating mass than a standard balancer to absorb more damaging torsional vibrations
CNC machined steel inner hub
for a precision fit
Lighter overall weight by up to 500 grams
provides quicker engine acceleration and deceleration
Exceeds ANDRA
requirements
Increased
engine life
Smoother
engine operation
Exclusive elastometric vulcanise bonding
process of inner and outer pieces for a perfect fit, concentric operation and improved transmission of damaging torsional vibration
Flanged outer ring
to eliminate 'walk" off the front or the rear of the hub
Precision balanced
Lifetime warranty
on the entire balancer - even for racing use!
Please note:
It is mandatory to fit an ANRDA approved harmonic balancer such as the Atomic balancer if your vehicle runs quicker than 11.99 seconds in the quarter mile. This is due to the high risk of explosion of the standard balancer due to centripetal forces acting upon the cast iron outer ring.
