Has anyone tried this? I'm doing it this afternoon. Yes, i know the risks for removing the shafts, so please don't flame.

 

good luck?

 

im watching this one... remember to plug the right oil squirters....!!!

 

do pulling the balance shaftes actually help? it just made my turbo d16 shake like hell... thats why i reinstalled them... silly honda kids, i know!

 

thier is a post in S.L. where this has been done and i do believe they had a gain, search and repost if you find it.

 

6whp gain ... decide for yourself if it's worth it

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=187387

 

I did it. Everything went really smooth and yes I plugged the oil galley. I definitley notice qucker acceleration through all the gears and it revs soooo much faster now. The only downside i see so far is the revs drop very quickly, especially with the ac on, so you have to shift alot faster. It's really not that bad though. As far as the vibration goes, i have poly motor mounts, so my car vibrates anyway. If i run into any problems i'll let you guys now.

 

keep us posted... do you have pics of which galleys you plugged?? i wanted to get this mod done... but forgot which gelley it was.. how long was the tear down?? good job so far... dyno that thing!

 

It only took a couple hours for the teardown, but the longest wait was for the rtv sealant to cure over night. I'm actually gona try very hard to do a DIY for the balance shafts removal this weekend. I snapped a bunch of pics yesterday, so i just need to write it up. I know alot of people would like a DIY for this. 1st gear traction is almost nill. Guess my next mod will be some sticky ___ tires! looking to dyno by the end of the month. I'll keep everyone posted thanks.

 

sweet.. +1 for you on this... would love to see a DIY... how come u used rtv sealent and not just a simple tap and dye and run a bolt to plug it?

 

Actually i used the sealant for the oil pan gasket. For the oil galley, there is a bolt hole right beside the galley for the shaft "case". I cut a 2 inch strip of aluminum and drilled a hole on one side. i stuck the bolt through the strip and torqued it down. it kind of makes a plate that covers the galley and the bolt keeps it tight, so it wont leak. i also made a 2 inch "snake" out of jb weld and pushed it up in the galley before i bolted the plate down and also used loc-tite on the bolt. There is now way this thing is coming out. It's kind of hard to explain, so i'll try to get some pics posted for you.

 

watching!...

 

I don't know why i forgot to mention this earlier, but i also have the NST underdrive crank pulley along with the flywheel and balance shaft removal. I know that is ALOT of weight taken off the rotating assembly. My next question i guess is i've been thinking about purchasing the rest of NST's pulley kit (water pump pulley and alternator pulley). If i do get the rest of the pully kit, do you guys think that would be too much? Don't get me wrong all 3 mods i've done so far(pulley, shafts, and flywheel) have made a HUGE difference, but like everyone else on here i'm always looking for more. Any thoughts?

 

and yes i use 5 quarts of oil now instead of 4

 

any updates?

 

watching

 

watching for that write up.

 

I made a little video on my phone of how much faster the engine revs now that i removed the shafts, I can't get it to play on the computer. Can anyone help me post a vid?

 

you should be able to upload it to youtube.. give that a shot

 

here you go guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA-c1Xn6fbA

copy and paste