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veekry9 |
Oct 15 2013, 07:37 PM
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veekry9 |
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billh1963:
I looked at the performanceforum thd recently,and from what was described the case weldment requires further welding. Magnesium castings are no doubt difficult to do to a machined tolerance.He was able to get within 1mm(0.039")runout through the mains bores, which all things considered,is a notable success.So,some layup on the mainbores and parting faces to be remachined,to straighten it up X2. A ton of very difficult work.Inspired by their efforts,a minor change in plans will be applied to my own P14. The intent was to run the 2L until I found some issues with the valve guides,and since I now have the Corvair 6's,I believe the initial cost of a 14-6 will be tolerable, originality deferred temporarily.The idea of creating a flat 8 using Corvair blocks welded and machined can't possibly be original,though the net has not revealed an attempt. The CNC shop doing the billet corvair cranks are a likely source for a 90-degree 8 pin crank.A fewer number of main bearing pins may be a serious problem for the vibration characteristics of such a long crank.More research is needed. Here is a site (edit:11/05//15(http://www.pattakon.com/))that makes balance software available. The Porsche drawing I've posted here shows the 90 degree pins interspersed with the 0 degree pins. The 2 billet cranks made in Australia appear to be the other method,which I believe is the solution Porsche used to tame the harmonic vibrations inherent with the original design. The price of a crank made to these specs is not cheap,so what to do if you're really hankering for a flat 8?Cut weld...? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Seriously,a talented welder with some rod may git er done.A lot of work. |
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