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Originally Posted by kingbuzzo
stupid noob question - I understand the concept of the balancing but what did they mean back in the day when they said "blueprinted"?
Does that mean factory tolerances?
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I think the definition of "blueprint" varies.... Often I order pistons for guys and explain the compression height has to be determined off a "blueprint" dimension. Meaning the height of the deck. The factory used a specified dimension which varies a bit. A blueprinted specification would be a specific number. As you rebuild an engine there are many specific dimensions that have a tolerance. A blue printed engine would be set at a specific dimension. Alteast that's my definition of blueprint .... and "balanced"
Back in the day every high performance car in the Auto Traders had a "balanced & blueprinted" engine. Now those guys are ruling the performance pages on FB.