Don't misunderstand me . My pure race stuff or blown
/nitorus I would step up to the plate on the hi
dollar crank. My point is that is usually a common job
and charging 1000 to offset gring seems like a bunch.
My street car cranks start off as race cranks so they
are pretty strong ( heavy) to begin with though.
George in DC in the ever growing slush
--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> It's got all the rest of the machine work to go with
> the offset grind....
> Lighted , Knife edged and so on.. and so forth... To
> me Quality Machine work
> is Art....
>
> Pattersons starts with Blanks..... and they have
> several choices of
> material...
>
> I am not recommending them.... but I have heard they
> have a great
> reputation.
>
> Keith
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Mitchell <americanpartner@yahoo.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
> <LGMCAFEE@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:33 AM
> Subject: Re: cranks and pistons
>
>
> >
> > Wow ,
> > If a machinist is trying to charge you 1000 bucks
> to
> > offset grind a SBC crank he just does not want the
> > work in my opinion.
> > In my mopar (street car) I buy used fueler hemi
> > cranks and offset grind the down to BB Chevy size
> all
> > day long. When I worked in Bob Harris' Shop here
> in MD
> > we did it countless times for customers who did
> not
> > want to spend big money on a "real" stroker crank.
> > Even the new motor for my VOLVO has an offset
> ground
> > crank in it !( from 2300 to 2770 cc).
> > Its true that a high dollar crank will give you
> knife
> > edging ,rifle drilled throws etc ,etc, blah, blah,
> but
> > we had a customer who offset groung a 400 M ford
> > crank and put it in his 351 motor and had
> something
> > like 415 inches fuel injection , nitrous, and no
> > problems . That's not even a steel crank !! Of
> course
> > the rod ratio sucked and he shifted it at like
> 5800--
> > but that's what he wanted .
> >
> > If you have the bucks -- spend it , in a pure race
> > (like here) motor its probably worth it but if you
> are
> > willing to chance it , I would --- Normally
> aspirated.
> >
> > Just my 2 cents in Snowy DC
> > George
> >
> > --- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
> > > Actually a 2.90 crank most often is a 3.00 Large
> Rod
> > > journal crank ....
> > > Offset ground to a small Journal ...... That
> is a
> > > you start with a 2.100
> > > rod journal and grind , 100 off one side so to
> speak
> > > to create a 2.90 stroke
> > > Small journal Crank....
> > >
> > > If you stop and think a minute about this... the
> > > Crank Grinder isn't going
> > > to be your average guy... he needs to make sure
> the
> > > Crank is indexed
> > > correctly and so on.... I have one and the
> first
> > > time my Machinest saw
> > > it... His comments were.... well there is more
> then
> > > a Grand in Machine work.
> > >
> > > Patterson Racing is a Well Respected Competition
> > > Eliminator Motor builder
> > > for NHRA drag racing.... and the rules fluxuate
> > > enough that some times these
> > > little motors are out there reasonably Priced.
> I
> > > talked to them the other
> > > day in my search for a 280-285 stroke crank....
> and
> > > NEW they cost $2700 for
> > > the best Patterson has to offer. Cheapest
> date....
> > > was around $1400
> > >
> > > Keith
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: John Beckett
> <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > > To: <LGMCAFEE@aol.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: cranks and pistons
> > >
> > >
> > > > Larry
> > > >
> > > > Cranks with a stroke of 2.90" are custom made,
> not
> > > off the shelf, so your
> > > > not likly to see them in typical advertising.
> > > Pistons, rods and crank will
> > > > be easier to find 'off the shelf' if you use a
> 3"
> > > stroke. Your other
> > > > alternative is custom length rods.
> > > >
> > > > John Beckett, LSR #79
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <LGMCAFEE@aol.com>
> > > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 8:40 PM
> > > > Subject: cranks and pistons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello list. I`m looking into getting a
> crank
> > > made with a stroke of
> > > 2.90.
> > > > > How is the best way to go about this for a
> chevy
> > > small block. I haven`t
> > > > seen
> > > > > any cranks like this for sale in any of the
> > > performance books. Do they
> > > > have
> > > > > to weld up your old crank and turn it down
> to
> > > destroke? Also I called JE
> > > > > piston company and they said it would be a
> > > special order item. Does
> > > anyone
> > > > > know of a company that would have 4.030 or
> 4.060
> > > piston to be used with
> > > a
> > > > 6
> > > > > inch rod and a 2.90 crank. Thanks Larry
> McAfee
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> >
>
>
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