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Back to the topic,the benefits of a counterbalanced crankshaft are real,and can be supported by theory.However I contend the benefits don't necessarily outweigh the cost.
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The counterbalance of what you want to improve vs the depth of your wallet?
Agreed - and when you're done you have at best a car still "challenged" by todays automotive competition.
Graduating from college in 1977, I was offered by Dad to have him "buy me a car" - which in dadspeak means a "reasonable safe reliable car." I had his hand-me-down 1970 Chevrolet Bel-Aire - the one with the door pillar rot - and he and I could both see the issues of that (then) 7 year old car. He had my best interests in mind.
"Dad I want to buy a Model A"
"Don't" he says - "I think you need a 'better' car."
Having owned one "back in the day" Dad knew full well the issues attendant to the Model A: relatively underpowered, with original mechanical brakes a tad difficult to stop, periodic engine tear-down and shim removal, and - not the least of which - a car which was (then) 40 years old. Improvement had happened in things automotive since 1930 - not the least of which occupant safety. And old things deteriorate in hidden ways unless you know what you're doing and can anticipate them - which is frequently more expensive than simply buying new.
All of these shortcomings can be overcome - but at what price?
I have reported the 29CC pickup of my avatar was a 'graduation present' from my parents - but that is only approximately true. A "real car" of the gift allowed me to hold a "real job" at distance (most are in our modern world) and make "real discretionary dollars" with which to buy a "real discretionary car."
"Oh the choices you will make" I tell my own children.
Joe K