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Author:  Team Green [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:59 am ]
Post subject:  Billet Crankshaft roll call
We would like to know how many racers would be interested in a billet crankshaft. What we would like to have made is a 225 stock demision crankshaft with 2.500 rod journals. We don't know what the cost will be because the cost depends on the quantity. Please let us know if anyone is interested.

Thanks,
Team Green
Author:  Charrlie_S [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 1:02 pm ]
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I think a number of racers would like one, but being on a budget, like me, most likely couldn't justify the cost. Can you come up with a ballpark number?
Author:  Dart270 [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 7:00 pm ]
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Could we get a little more info? I know, if you have to ask it's too expensive...

If possible, I'd like to know (ballpark) how heavy it might be, what company/material, and will it be good for sustained revs (road racing...).

Lou
Author:  Will [ Sun Jul 27, 2003 11:05 pm ]
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I would be interested

Will
Author:  Tom Drake [ Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:40 am ]
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How many guys have broken the stock crank?
Author:  Jim Cox [ Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:14 pm ]
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:( :cry: :evil: I count four!
Author:  Charrlie_S [ Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:08 pm ]
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Jim, how bad was the motor hurt at Clay City?
Author:  Tom Drake [ Mon Jul 28, 2003 6:52 pm ]
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How many were cast and how many were forged?
Author:  Team Green [ Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Billet Crankshafts
Brent contacted three crank mfg. today and Crower is the only one that would give us a quote. They want us to send them a crankshaft to look at. They said it would cost $2200 to $2400 each for 5 to 10 crankshafts. The question has been brought up how many crankshafts have been broken, we don't know, but according to Seymour our car is putting 400 hp to the ground and we twisted ours. So as we all make more horsepower, its going to happen more and more.
Author:  Doc [ Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:12 am ]
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I will want in on this but it will be hard to get 2K worth of "lunch money" saved-up.

Mark, Brent,
Is Crower out here on the West coast?
Let me know if you want me to send them a SL6 crank.
Let's keep shopping this around, I have some other good leads on shops that do this type of work.
DD
Author:  Dart270 [ Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:44 pm ]
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I believe Crower is south of LA, like behind the Orange Curtain or something....

Lou
Author:  Dave M [ Tue Aug 05, 2003 5:47 pm ]
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Brent

Count me in for sure. You said that the rod size would be 2.500?
Is this the rough size or the finished size? I think we talked that if it was
2.500 than we could either add stroke or remove it ? I am ready to order my rods and I want to make sure I get the right size (2.100) Let me know how we're doing.
Author:  Doc [ Wed Aug 06, 2003 9:48 am ]
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Jim, how bad was the motor hurt at Clay City?
Charlie,
I talked to Jim the other day and guess what, when they tore-down the motor after Clay City they also found a broken crankshaft! :shock: :cry:

I have to hand it to the Cox team, they thrashed over a couple of weeks and put a new engine in the car, then went out to Milan and ran a 9.97 with it. :shock: :shock:
DD
Author:  Tom Drake [ Wed Aug 06, 2003 10:41 am ]
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DD- Was it a forged or cast crank?


Tom
Author:  Doc [ Wed Aug 06, 2003 10:59 am ]
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Quote:
DD- Was it a forged or cast crank?

Tom
A forged crank, broke right at the #6 con rod "pin" where it connects to the last small counterweight.
Most of the busted cranks I've seen / heard about are breaking at that spot.
DD
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