When he says steel he's probably refering to a billet crank, which means
it's not a casting method. They tahe a big block of forged steel and then
cut the crank out ot it. Supposed to be mondo strong and lighter than
forged. Of course the price tag of $1000+ reflects that as well.
Joe W.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 9:40 PM
Subject: RE: DML: NOS System with Blower
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
>
> > Forged Pistons, Rods (if the factory ones are forged...they'll do),
Steel
> > Crank, O-Ringed Heads, Studs, dechamfered block, ported heads, Turbo (or
> > Nitrous) cam (yes...they make these), good transmission/differential.
> >
>
> Thanks, Bernd! I know what all that stuff is except for the
> dechamfered block. What's dechamfering? :-)
>
> Also, you mentioned a steel crank. Does the casting or forging
> method have any bearing on strength, or would any steel crank do?
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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