Is it worth running a balance shaft on a camed ecotec?

[SammalTheMammal]

Hi, all im just wondering if its worth running the balance shaft on a ecotec if your caming it? Does it make any difference to stray vibrations in conjunction with a cam?
If not ill just unbolt the gear in the front.
no hard feelings but please don't comment on this acting like you destined the motor and know what you talking about unless you have actually done the delete at some point.
Thanks
Sam

 

[losh1971]

I've not done it to a cammed engine, but it made no difference when I removed the gear on mine. However, it did get rid of the horrible BS tap that was annoying me.

 

[greenacc]

I've not done it to a cammed engine, but it made no difference when I removed the gear on mine. However, it did get rid of the horrible BS tap that was annoying me.

BS tap, is that the same as Whitworth?

 

[SammalTheMammal]

I've not done it to a cammed engine, but it made no difference when I removed the gear on mine. However, it did get rid of the horrible BS tap that was annoying me.

Good to hear! Thanks for the comment. was the motor anymore responsive after?

 

[losh1971]

Good to hear! Thanks for the comment. was the motor anymore responsive after?

Not that I could feel in the pedal.

 

[Lex]

BS tap, is that the same as Whitworth?

BS = balance shaft.
I expect you already know this & just trying to be funny? hahaha

 

[greenacc]

BS = balance shaft.
I expect you already know this & just trying to be funny? hahaha

Actually I couldn't figure out what BS tap was meant to mean, except for the obvious

 

[losh1971]

Actually I couldn't figure out what BS tap was meant to mean, except for the obvious

Bullshit.

 

[SammalTheMammal]

I've not done it to a cammed engine, but it made no difference when I removed the gear on mine. However, it did get rid of the horrible BS tap that was annoying me.

Thanks Losh. I've just stuffed the mace stage 2 cam in my rebuilt eco and unbolted the bs gear. It runs good! No vibrations that weren't there before, motor is very snappy. Cheers mate!
Edit: There is a bit of a vibration between 1200-1400rpm but you can only really feel it though the steering wheel for some reason. Apart from that all good. Keep in mind Ive got solid engine mounts also, not hydraulic.

 

[Lex]

unbolted the bs gear

How did you go about this?