Crankshaft Balancing – Part 1
In this episode of Steve Tech, Steve Morris breaks down what goes into a proper balancing job for a performance engine.
Cloyes Crankshaft Sprocket for 2020 Corvette C8
Cloyes’ contribution to the newly-redesigned vehicle is a LT2 Crankshaft Sprocket. The sprocket is manufactured from SAE 1144 billet steel.
SCAT Forged LS/LT Competition Crankshafts
SCAT’s forged standard weight crankshafts are designed for street or race engines with strength and reliability perfect for all LS applications. The LS series cranks are made from premium, non-twist 4340 forgings and machined to exact tolerances.
Callies LS and LT Crankshafts
Callies Performance Products has announced an expanded LS and LT crankshaft offering to include a fully counter-weighted Compstar LSx8 Forged crank in 3.625˝ and 4.000˝ stroke.
Race Winning Brands Acquires Falicon Crankshaft Components
Race Winning Brands, Inc., a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, LLC, has announced the acquisition of Falicon Crankshaft Components, Inc, a prominent manufacturer of high performance powersports engine components including crankshafts, connecting rods, camshaft sprockets, and racing clutches.
Three’s Company: Understanding Rod Length, Piston Compression Height and Crankshaft Stroke
The relationship between connecting rod length, piston compression height and compression ratio is often misunderstood, largely due to the misuse of the term “compression”. In all honesty it probably shouldn’t be applied to piston terminology at all except as it relates to the shape of the piston crown surface. Compression is a volume related term
How A Stroker Crankshaft Affects Piston Speed and Inertia.
An intense look at mean piston speed, inertia, and controlling the massive, destructive forces at work inside your engine. Engine builders have long calculated the mean piston speed of their engines to help identify a possible power loss and risky RPM limits.
An In-Depth Look at Crankshafts
In every aspect of an engine, strength is a very critical factor in the life span and performance level that it can achieve. One place in particular where strength is the most important consideration is the crankshaft.
Lunati LS Voodoo Crankshafts Now in Stock-Stroke Configuration
Lunati has recently added stock-stroke Voodoo series crankshafts to its lineup of GM LS Gen III/IV cranks. These 3.622″-stroke crankshafts have a standard-length snout and come with the choice of 24- or 58-tooth reluctor wheels.
Quality Power 6.7L Cummins Crankshaft
Quality Power has announced its new 6.7L Cummins Crankshaft. The crankshaft is for industrial, truck and marine applications, weighs 140 lbs., and features a stroke/bore of 4.8818″/4.2122″-4.2130″.
MEYLE Crankshaft Sealing Flanges
Sealing flange modules are important to ensure effective sealing at the engine crankshaft. They are also used to capture the engine speed and crankshaft position, and to determine both the injection and the ignition point controlled by the engine timing unit.
Crank Grinding – The Myth of the .010”/.010” Crankshaft
Regrinding the crankshaft is an important part of the engine rebuilding process. It was almost an art in the ‘40s, but it’s pretty routine now. However, there are still plenty of myths and misunderstandings that are left over from the past that we still have to deal with today. One of the most common myths
High Performance Diesel Crankshafts, Connecting Rods & Pistons
Most stock Cummins, Duramax and Power Stroke engines can safely handle cranking up the turbo boost to produce 500 to 600 or more horsepower. But once you get to get up around 700 to 800 horsepower in an otherwise stock motor, things start to break and upgrades will be necessary.
