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justice91423 Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2006 Posts: 146 Location: los angeles
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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let me start by saying I don't know as much about this stuff as I would like so bare with me if this is a stupid questing. I'm still learning
I will soon be building my first engine. From what I've leaned, a stroker would be a good choice for my purposes since it will be going in a super beetle (heavy) and I live in LA (stop and go traffic).
Is an 82mm or 84mm to big a crank for my purposes? If so what would you recommend? |
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The Noof Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2005 Posts: 4346
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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82mm crank with chev rod journals and scat I beam rods will require minimal clearancing of the case.84mm reqires more clearancing of case and cam. Yes, it is an excellent choice when used with 90.5/92/94 bore size.Lots of useable power. |
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justice91423 Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2006 Posts: 146 Location: los angeles
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome. Thanks for the feed back. I'm glad to hear it cause that means I can take advantage of that price. |
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EZGZ Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2005 Posts: 923 Location: Loveland, Colorado
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:06 am Post subject: |
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It's no bargin if you end up running hot in stop and go traffic.....
You would be way further ahead with a stock crank and enlarge the bore.
I'm talking money wise and practiclity. _________________ 64 custom Ghia, 66 Bug, Sandrail, Barrien tub |
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Matthew Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2004 Posts: 1760 Location: Eastern Tennessee
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:00 am Post subject: |
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EZGZ wrote: |
It's no bargin if you end up running hot in stop and go traffic.....
You would be way further ahead with a stock crank and enlarge the bore.
I'm talking money wise and practiclity. |
There is no reason for a stroker engine to run hotter than a std. stroke engine if it is properly designed and carefully assembled. All things being the same, stroke has no effect one way or the other on engine temps. _________________ 1965 Beetle sedan
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bugnut68 Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2003 Posts: 4180 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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EZGZ wrote: |
It's no bargin if you end up running hot in stop and go traffic.....
You would be way further ahead with a stock crank and enlarge the bore.
I'm talking money wise and practiclity. |
I'll be sure to tell that to my buddy who's currently running a 2110cc engine in his daily driven '68 Bus. No issues to date with excessive temperatures or overheating. It's all in the combination.
I second the poster above me. |
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coolj30 Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2004 Posts: 29 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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I bought one yesterday! |
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Stripped66 Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2005 Posts: 3467 Location: Charleston, SC
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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coolj30 wrote: |
I bought one yesterday! |
Cool...let us know if it arrives looking like the other one in this thread (forged with the business end of a claw-hammer). _________________
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Why not just make a custom set of wires with a Y splice in them. Then you could just run one distributor. |
I don't think electrickery works that way |
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Terry Cloyd Banned
Joined: March 23, 2004 Posts: 2218 Location: Valley Center "SO CAL"
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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This is pretty funny........why did Berg go to Sweden for the steel to build his crankshafts? Is China going to Sweden for the steel for there crankshafts? The stock VW crankshaft is make from 1045 forged steel. The E4340 crank is very strong, but does not have a big spread between the yield and break. There is no flexible. Don't worry about me, I have 2 84mm Okrasa cranks. |
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miniman82 Samba Swamp Donkey
Joined: March 22, 2005 Posts: 9515 Location: Southern Maryland
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:49 am Post subject: |
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In the Mini world, crankshafts made from EN40B (S cranks) are considered to be the toughest, wonder if it's worth looking into for a VW race crank. _________________ Build thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212747
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Matthew Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2004 Posts: 1760 Location: Eastern Tennessee
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject: cb crank |
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coolj30 wrote: |
I bought one yesterday! |
Please post pics when your receive it. Mine is the one with the rough forging. If yours looks good I will be sending mine in for an exchange. _________________ 1965 Beetle sedan
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Tuff240 Samba Member
Joined: April 14, 2004 Posts: 290 Location: West Coast Gypsy
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:30 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to bring up an older thread, but we sell rods and cranks from China to the Volvo community. They have been really good so far. This is in 2500-3500lb cars with 300-600hp/tq turboed 4 and 5 cylinders.
I'm sure we could get the same rods and cranks for VW's for the same prices as CB sells them for, but we are a small business that specializes in Volvo's only. I have bought single sets for friends with other makes.
Prices for VW rods and cranks are really cheap. We sell Volvo rods for $100 a rod, CB is selling the VW H-beams for about $62.50 a rod. That's a big difference, but I'm assuming there is 10x the volume for VW rods versus Volvo rods.
I'll check into the VW pricing just out of curiousity and report back. _________________ Patrick
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