 Hardened crank in the 4g63? |
 May 5 2006, 12:14 PM
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DSM Tech Wizard  Group: Members Posts: 2,256 Joined: 10-January 01 From: central IL Member No.: 10  |
Had an interesting talk with Ken Kalina of Kalina Machine.... He was curious why I didn't want to turn my crank. I replied that I heard that the cranks are hardened and that people have had problems with them after they turn them. He claims that "to his knowledge" there were only a few cranks ever produced that were hardened, and the mitu's weren't on the list.
Are our cranks hardened or not? If so, where is the proof of this? I've got 3 blocks now that all need cranks turned, no reason to thow them out if they can still be used! -------------------- The fastest car I own is a minivan....
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May 5 2006, 09:28 PM
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QUOTE (scrapin_frame @ May 5 2006, 07:07 PM) does nobody knife-edge their cranks anymore? FFWDConnection.com offers "the butcher" crank. Essentialy the same thing, though they made an intelligent variation. The leading edge of the crank is rounded, and they knife edge the trailing edge, much like an aircraft wing. I'm pretty sure that this has no effect on the crank being nitrided, since that's more of an issue for the bearing wear surfaces. -------------------- QUOTE (gsxracer80 @ Oct 31 2006, 12:41 AM)
thanks hcar.... I am still massaging that area trying to get it ready...  |
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AWD DSM 1 Hardened crank in the 4g63? May 5 2006, 12:14 PM
awdnot2 My understanding is that the cranks have been nitr... May 5 2006, 02:02 PM Hult250R QUOTE (awdnot2gsx @ May 5 2006, 02:02 PM)My u... May 5 2006, 03:01 PM scrapin_frame does nobody knife-edge their cranks anymore? May 5 2006, 07:07 PM AWD DSM 1 QUOTE (awdnot2gsx @ May 5 2006, 02:02 PM)My u... May 5 2006, 07:37 PM turbohcar QUOTE (scrapin_frame @ May 5 2006, 07:07 PM)d... May 5 2006, 09:29 PM scrapin_frame QUOTE (turbohcar @ May 5 2006, 09:29 PM)QUOTE... May 6 2006, 04:43 AM
awd4kicks As Rob & I discussed, I am still running a tur... May 8 2006, 01:06 PM |
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