Re:to balance or not to balance?
 

yea we where gona do a 1st gen block with his head. but hes a ----- and didnt want to do it. so hes spending like 2 g's just on the block. new pistons, crank, bearings, seals, and its getting borred like 20 over. i told him just to sell it because its gonna happen again.

Re:to balance or not to balance?
 

some shops sell 7 bolt setups with a "crank-walk fix"...i say just keep replacing the thrust bearing prematurely and youre set. And mic'ing it up wont balance it...its more complicated than that, plus the crank is getting cut anyway