- 1. [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Mayfield <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:52:39 -0800
- Any of ya'll ever had a custom crank fabricated for your motor? I mean from a raw forging or billet? I am dickering with folk to do that or at least to see what kind of pocket book pain that might br
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00079.html (6,989 bytes)
- 2. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Randy Will <turbovortec6@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:17:37 -0800 (PST)
- <p>Larry, My billet Ecotec crank. was $2250 w/knife edge and drilled rod <br> Gary Allen's Monza went 240 with a 96" wheelbase. Rob & Ron Cohen's Monza 250+. Balance is everything.</p> <p>Randy<b
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00080.html (7,606 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: <sparky.2211@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 8:19:46 -0500
- My Good Dr. Mayf. With a good stiff frame, solid or tunable suspension and ZERO scrub radius; in conjunction with a good aero back end I don't think wb would be a controling factor--YMMV. ___________
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00081.html (8,416 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Jon Wennerberg <jonwennerberg@nancyandjon.org>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:00:41 -0500
- Any of ya'll ever had a custom crank fabricated for your motor? I mean from a raw forging or billet? I am dickering with folk to do that or at least to see what kind of pocket book pain that might br
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00082.html (7,906 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Byrnes" <Rick@RBMotorsports.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:30:38 -0500
- HI Doc The Billet crank I had done at Rody in Plymouth Mi with full counterweights, knife edges etc etc. was around $1600 That was over 10 years ago, so $2k might be in the ball park. His shop does a
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00083.html (7,181 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pahrump.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:13:49 -0800
- I would talk to Howard, Scat and/or Callies also Eagle and Crower and then check it when it gets here. Chrome-moly. The indexing on my new one was off a bit and currently getting fixed. I am told tha
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00084.html (9,717 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:22:38 -0700
- No, Mayf, I don't remember any under 90 inch wheelbase cars. ...and that's the long and short of it. :) Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ _______________________________________________ Land-speed@autox.team.
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00085.html (9,607 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Skip Higginbotham <saltrat@pahrump.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:19:53 -0800
- I would talk to Howard, Scat and/or Callies also Eagle and Crower and then check it when it gets here. Chrome-moly. The indexing on my new one was off a bit and currently getting fixed. I am told tha
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00086.html (9,144 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: James Tone <gmc6power@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:36:10 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- One of our advertizers, Marine Crankshaft in Santa Ana Ca. makes one off cranks. Check them out in the rulebook and give thema a call. When you run out of horsepower you will get the ride of your lif
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00087.html (8,100 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:57:56 -0700
- There was a company called "Louisville Forge" or something like that who did the crank forgings for many US companies, at least in the past. I wonder if they are still around? Regards, Neil Tucson,
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00088.html (9,340 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Chris R Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:43:11 +1300
- Any of ya'll ever had a custom crank fabricated for your motor? I mean from a raw forging or billet? I am dickering with folk to do that or at least to see what kind of pocket book pain that might br
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00089.html (8,566 bytes)
- 12. [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: "Kirkwood" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:45:31 -0800
- Me thinks since he wants to go slower and we are talking about de-stroking the SBF crank. AFAIK, there are no forgings available anywhere for strokes less than 3". (Unless you offset grind a 3" forgi
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00090.html (8,428 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: Randy Will <turbovortec6@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:43:18 -0800 (PST)
- <p>Larry,  the only car I could find @ 90 inches or less is the Larsen & Cummings Streamliner. It's been over 300 mph. </p> <p>Randy</p> <p>Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android</p> _____________
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00091.html (7,758 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: "pookie @dslextreme.com" <pookie@dslextreme.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:55:04 -0800
- Hi Dr. Mayf, How about Velasco's cranks? They are in Downey, been around since I was a kid I'm 70 now. The last time I talked to Henry, I told him what I wanted, he gave me advise and the cost right
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00092.html (9,746 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Land-speed] Couple of questions. (score: 1)
- Author: "John Szalay" <jpszalay01@insightbb.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:15:50 -0500
- Yes , but, they were forced out of their Louisville location by the airport expansion, and have merged with another company. now in Georgetown Ky. http://www.louisvilleforge.com/ John TRIVIA: the Lou
- /html/land-speed/2011-01/msg00097.html (8,815 bytes)
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