283 High-Horsepower Harmonic Balancer Pic Needed

[Bob B.]

Hi all,

I don't have a car with the high-HP harmonic balancer on it as used for the mech cam 2x4 and fuelie 283's, 59-61. I just bought a reproduction one and the back is flat and I want to see if someone has a good pic of the back of one (front, too) before I send it back.

Thanks,

Bob

[Al R.]

Re: 283 High-Horsepower Harmonic Balancer Pic Needed

Just curious, why buy it if you don't have a car with the 270-290 HP engine?

[James A.]

Re: 283 High-Horsepower Harmonic Balancer Pic Needed

Bob, These photos are of a 1960 290hp balancer.
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[Donald H.]

Re: 283 High-Horsepower Harmonic Balancer Pic Needed

Just a warning about the reproduction ones. I bought one from Paragon, what they sell as the replacement for the high HP balancer. It cracked along the key way when we installed it. We DID NOT pound it on the crank. I was for a 283 but I had the crank tapped for the retainer bolt and we used the bolt hold to 'pull' the balancer on.

[Loren L.]

Re: 283 High-Horsepower Harmonic Balancer Pic Needed

Just a warning about the reproduction ones. I bought one from Paragon, what they sell as the replacement for the high HP balancer. It cracked along the key way when we installed it. We DID NOT pound it on the crank. I was for a 283 but I had the crank tapped for the retainer bolt and we used the bolt hold to 'pull' the balancer on.

Just as well, because it was the wrong size and configuration, apparently courtesy Goat Hill Classics. supplier.

[Bob B.]

Re: 283 High-Horsepower Harmonic Balancer Pic Needed

Hi all,

Thanks for everyone's responses!

Al, I'm restoring a '57 Corvette that raced with the high-HP engine in the mid-60's, so I'm assembling the engine components that I need to restore it to as-raced condition. Pic attached.

Bob