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Re: Crankshafts

To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
Subject: Re: Crankshafts
From: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:02:13 -0400
What you forgot to mention is you bought the best there is...besides
them being honest.. 
Dahlgren

Keith Turk wrote:
> 
> after we pulled the Rodeck apart... it was determined that the only real
> weak link in the Motor was the Crank... Lot's of reasons... but mostly it
> wasn't as good as the rest of the equipment in the Motor...   and If I know
> Dave he is going to test the combination Pretty well...( Read LOTS of
> Nitrous and Long Runs at Terminal Velocity )( oh and Dave told me to make
> sure it would spin to 9800  rpm ...ahhh Okay)
> 
> Anyway since it was Scored real Bad .. we decided to find us a new one....
> Called 6 different Crank companies and ended up with Sonny Bryant in the LA
> area.... Just liked Joe Squires attitude and willingness to build what I
> needed not what he wanted to sell me...  The biggest thing I liked was that
> there were no Hidden Costs... he started and Ended with the Same Cost....
> Balanced Nitrided.. winged counterwieghts... added Center counter
> weights...all at the same cost.... the other folks would do all these
> things... but they had the LOW Price up front and then they beat you up with
> the Little adds.... and to be honest they all ended up within $50 bucks of
> each other for the same Crank...
> 
> Just thought I would share the day's phone calls....
> 
> Keith ( yeah 9 weeks from now I can try again )

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