In article <1185552984.300035.148760@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, The
Weasel <theoneandonlysuperweasel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 26, 9:58 pm, CobraJet <shedd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > In article <1185462798.535987.102...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
The
> >
> >
> >
> > Weasel <theoneandonlysuperwea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > On Jul 25, 2:17 pm, CobraJet <shedd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > > In article <1185297694.910402.7...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
The
> >
> > > > 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.
Oh gee, info you left out.
>
> > 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.
Oh gee, info you left out.
Well, it will be interesting to see what Scat does about it.
>
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > CobraJet
>
>
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