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Old 01-21-2013, 08:26 PM
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However Aluminum rods arent the best choice in many applications while in other applications they are a "must" have.
Bruce, could you expound on this please??


We just had my motor apart and it is possible my forged steel crank was flexing. The mains were showing black on only half of mains 2 and 3. I bit the bullet and bought a billet.

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Old 01-21-2013, 08:32 PM
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Was the car ever stored in a unheated storage?
I have herd Aluminium rods crack if left torqued up in a engine over winter

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Bruce, could you expound on this please??


We just had my motor apart and it is possible my forged steel crank was flexing. The mains were showing black on only half of mains 2 and 3. I bit the bullet and bought a billet.
Is it really possible that the forged crank could be flexing causing excessive wear to the mains or could it be something else? I ask this because the top of my 2 and 3 mains were showing more wear then the rest also. If that is the case, then maybe I should look into a billet as well.

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Old 01-22-2013, 12:39 AM
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Is it really possible that the forged crank could be flexing causing excessive wear to the mains or could it be something else? I ask this because the top of my 2 and 3 mains were showing more wear then the rest also. If that is the case, then maybe I should look into a billet as well.
Yes, I've seen signs of this also.

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