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Originally Posted by harpgirl
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It was the reducing wear and tear bit more than anything that made me wonder if it was a worthwhile investment.
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Unless you want something that will be all singing and dancing in a B20 jacket (so to speak) I don't see the value in spending loads of money on internal combustion engines when electric will probably be the future that is forced upon us.
The extents to which you are rebuilding your engine should get you at least 100K miles - so long as you look after it.
I personally think buying decent oil and changing it a little bit more frequently than prescribed is a more effective "investment" to help reduce wear.
If you are really really worried (as in psychologically paranoid) about wear (which I don't think is necessary) I'd advocate a block heater to get the engine warm before starting in preference to spending a small fortune on balancing a crank (especially if you're not going to match it with other carefully balanced parts)