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Re: [Land-speed] Crankshaft Company

To: Dave Dahlgren <dahlgren536@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Crankshaft Company
From: Larry Mayfield <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:24:48 -0800
Dave, you have had one too many margaritas today.    I will draw you a 
cartoon and send it to you.  And to anyone else who does not believe it 
can be done.

mayf

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On 2/15/2012 7:15 PM, Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> What are you thinking??????????
> How do you plan on making a .035 change with only .015 material????
>
> 2.875 - 2.840 = .035  destroke top of the stroke is still the top the 
> bottom is not as far down it all comes off one side with compression 
> height added to the piston or rod length added to keep the top 
> position the same. If you had a perfectly indexed crank with zero wear 
> and a crank ginder with a perfect machine and nerves of steel you need 
> to go .035 under... In the real world .040 to .050 .
> .015 is not even a multiple of .035 so reasoning escapes me completely.
>
> I think you need new math.. Possibly a course in arithmatic you know 
> Sally has 3 pecks of blue berries and 3 lbs of flour how many pies can 
> she make???
> Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Mayfield" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1:49 PM
> Subject: [Land-speed] Crankshaft Company
>
>
>> For left coasters only.
>> I am seeking a crankshaft company who can destroke a ford small block
>> crank by a measly 0.015 inch. I want to take the crank from a 2.875
>> stock stroke to a stroke of 2.840 inches.  All my arithmetic says it can
>> be done. >
>> Any help out there?  Contacts? Companies to look at?
>>
>> mayf 
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