Engine Balancing
Engine balancing is an integral part of any well-built engine, whether it’s for racing or road use. Basset Down Balancing, with over 50 years of combined experience to fall back on, is in the unique position to have balanced almost every type of engine.
A well-balanced engine will improve performance and efficiency increasing your engines full potential. We can also lighten your crankshaft and flywheel, as well as balance your engine. Giving you the best possible situation with your rotating assembly.
Lightening & Knife Edging
Knife Edging a crankshaft will help with lightening the bottom end of any engine but, it will also improve the windage while running.
The crankshaft will be able to cut through the oil much smoother, thus improving overall power delivery from the engine.
Cylinder Boring & Honing
Cylinder Head Reconditing
Including replacement valve guides, recut the valve seats, valve refacing, chemically cleaning and skimming.
Industrial Component & Rotor Balancing
E-rotors, Brake rotors, Fan blades, Machine components etc.
Vapour Blasting
Vapour blasting can remove paint, rust, dirt, corrosion and carbon. Blasting is used to prepare items ready for painting by evening the surface or for cleaning up the item to look as good as new.
Some examples of things we can do are heads, blocks, gearbox, cam covers, water pumps, carburettor bodies, mounts and manifolds. If there is something else you would like to have done that we haven’t listed please call or email to enquire.
Examples of balancing:
• Mazda Mx-5
• Jaguar V6
• Aston martin V8 vantage
• Ferrari V8 and V12
• Electric hybrid rotor balancing
• Vauxhall XE
• Ford based Kent engines
• Flat 4 beetle engines
• Ford and Chevy small block V8’s
• All 4-cylinder shell bearings crankshafts
• Triumph T120 and T140
• Triumph tridents
• Vincent black shadow lighten and balance
• Suzuki SV650
• Ducati single and twin