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Old 10-31-2005, 04:30 PM
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So how was everbodys track day event, anybody else break anything....I think we did


Thier went a Canton Pan

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OOOO and i forgot about a bend Scat Crank

Other then that, it was a pretty nice event, Liked seeing all the people and car I see here on TF/TR
Old 10-31-2005, 06:54 PM
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have archie call me,and let me know if he wants to do the cam swap.
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Old 10-31-2005, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cochese
have archie call me,and let me know if he wants to do the cam swap.

OK not a problem
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Originally Posted by Scott
How did the crank get bent ? To much tension on the bent maybe ?

In this picture the right pully on the pther side has a blower brace going from the crank to the blower, Honestly really don't no why it happend, I no you have a scat crank in your motor, The crank that is in my buddies mustang, The orange and purple one that was at track day, He has had that same scat crank in 3 diffrent motor cet-up and never had a problem at all, Scat is one of the best cranks thier are as you no, Guess it is just one of those things that happend. If you want ill take a pic of the crank pully from the other side to showe the blower brace. The blower brace is mad by Bob Kurgan who runs NMRA
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If there was a blower on the car maybe the belt was pulling the crank pulley so tight to the side of the bearing there for catching and sheering it in half .....Its possible...
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Originally Posted by racingtheburg
If there was a blower on the car maybe the belt was pulling the crank pulley so tight to the side of the bearing there for catching and sheering it in half .....Its possible...

We think thats what happend,
The car will be back together in about a week, week 1/2
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Originally Posted by Scott
What series crank is that ?

Very odd that it sheared the way it did.

Scat 4340 forged steel
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The blower brace should take most of the load off the bearings when you tighten the belt down. We also used one of those on Craig's Renegade car. We had the belt so tight, we had to bump the engine around to get the belt on the pulleys and then we still tightened it up a few inches. It almost looks like a faulty pulley to me.
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