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Rocklea qld
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February 2003
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crank work/machining. any point????
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Sat, 15 January 2005 21:38
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the engine is a 18rgeu with turbo. ive heard of people detsressing cranks etc. is there any point or should i just run the crank standard. Anything else i should do to the crank besides cleaning it?
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South Australia
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November 2004
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Sun, 16 January 2005 00:26
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I reckon with what you're doing to the engine destressing the crank will be very important, otherwise there is good chance of crank failure.
All the guys who build their crazy drag cars do it, as crank failure is really high in engines when you have them putting out huge power.
Good Luck!! 
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Location:
Rocklea qld
Registered:
February 2003
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Sun, 16 January 2005 00:44
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i did think about the but the car will not be drivin hard all the time...its mainly a weekend toy and to get my to work (5 minute drive). So i dont know how nessicary it is
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Location:
South Australia
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November 2004
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Re: crank work/machining. any point????
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Sun, 16 January 2005 09:44
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My understanding was its not how often you drive the car hard, but how hard you drive it; so if you took it upto 6000 RPM max, then it should be OK; but if you take it to 7,000 - 7,500 even just a few times it might be enough to stuff the crank.
Even if you don't touch the crank you may want to find if you can get ARP Big end bolts for your crank - apparently they are very successful at reducing crank / bearing problems in 3SGTE's that are driven very hard.
Cheers!!
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