On Jul 26, 9:58 pm, CobraJet <shedd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <1185462798.535987.102...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, The
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>
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> Weasel <theoneandonlysuperwea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > On Jul 25, 2:17 pm, CobraJet <shedd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > In article <1185297694.910402.7...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, The
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> > > Weasel <theoneandonlysuperwea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > > Anyone have an extra spacer with an integral counterweight for a
428
> > > > SCJ for sale?
>
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mark
> > > > TS #17
>
> > > Hey, what's happenin'? Whatcha building? Can't help on the
hatchet,
> > > other than suggesting a call to Mansfield Mustangs. I take it you
have
> > > rods already.
>
> > > --
> > > CobraJet
>
> > Hey Rick, Way too many irons, I haven't been working on any of my
> > projects. Last night, I did drag home a 94 Stang with a new 12 pt
> > cage. A buddy moved away and lost storage. Don't know if we are going
> > to sell the car, hold it for him till he can get it home, or if I am
> > going to buy it from him (I have a nice 393 small block front my "pro
> > street stock" that I could use). I am so use to going in circles (dirt
> > trackin'), I don't know if I could handle driving a straight line.
>
> > Back to the hatchet. A buddy of mine bought a Genesis 427 block and a
> > scat stroker kit. The crank should have been neutral balance, but the
> > balance shop says that he would have to put a bunch of weight into the
> > crank to make it work. We thought about using a 428 hatchet to see how
> > close it would be.
>
> > Instead, he called Scat, and they are going to take a look at the
> > crank and see what is wrong. It was ****pped out yesterday, so we are
> > now waiting.
>
> > Later on,
> > Mark
> > TS #17
>
> Well, "neutral balance" in the FE world really means "internal
> balance", as opposed to the flywheel counterweight used on 410 and 428
> engines (external balance). So, you would use a 390 'wheel for your
> combo. I have yet to hear of a 4.25" Scat stroker that *didn't* take a
> couple slugs to balance.
That was the problem. It was going more than just a couple, it was
going to take several slugs to get it close.
This is one of the early cranks. Later ones have been revised.
> It is maybe possible to piece together a
> lighter setup with certain non-Scat rods and pistons. The 4.125" crank,
> on the other hand, comes in pretty close most of the time.
>
> I'm gonna bet Scat says their crank is OK. Then you'll be out
> ****pping twice. Homework homework! Oh well.
This is not our first dance. We have used Scat cranks before, and the
balance shop has worked with them too.
> The heavy metal is going to
> be the ticket. I'm not sure the hatchet will index right, and they are
> getting darn expensive. You are, IMO, better off using weight inside
> the engine than hanging it on the crank snout.
>
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> CobraJet
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