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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I doubt it. The crank is fully equipped with counterweights after all.
I would semi-balance the lack of the two pistons and rods and plug off the crank pins simultaneously by cutting off and remounting the big ends of some crap rods, as long as they don't hit the block.
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Yep, and by doing the chop saw modification you will be approximately 500+ grams out of balance. This is not an insignificant amount when you consider balancing tolerances for street engines are in the order of 5 grams and a race engine can be 0.25 grams.
If you are planning on it being drive able and not destroying the drivetrain I would seriously look into this aspect of the project.
Google "washing machine brick" and consider that the machine is designed for a large imbalance in its load and only operates at around 1000 RPM...
Simon