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Title: Let's talk old school - Pounding on a Stock crank. Post by: Germanlkmanx on September 17, 2008, 20:09:33 pm Hey Guys,
In the days before China could even say the words "86mm stroker" and folk didn't have the money for an okrasa or even a fancy welder to add a heavy piece of steel across the way from the rod journal, just how quick did you used to go, and how far did you spin it!? I know that lots and lots of guys were running the *NEW* 69mm genuine articles back in the 70's to go very quick indeed, so lets hear some stories. How much hurt have you given a stock VW crankshaft? tom. Title: Re: Let's talk old school - Pounding on a Stock crank. Post by: Sarge on September 17, 2008, 21:18:00 pm How much hurt have you given a stock VW crankshaft? Plenty..., but none of it on slicks. I couldn't afford a stroker back in the day, so all those Wednesday nights at OCIR where on a stock crank. Title: Re: Let's talk old school - Pounding on a Stock crank. Post by: Jon on September 17, 2008, 21:21:50 pm The welded stocker in mine sees 9000 on special occasions... but I would rather have a Berg crank, but this is what I got.
Title: Re: Let's talk old school - Pounding on a Stock crank. Post by: deano on September 17, 2008, 22:02:10 pm Seems to me the general feeling is that the early 1500 cranks, w/o cross-drilled oil passages are supposed to stronger and will hold up better, than the later ones. Or maybe that's for welded strokers cores.... I can't recall. You still have to 8 dowel and wedgemate the crap out of them...
Title: Re: Let's talk old school - Pounding on a Stock crank. Post by: John Rayburn on September 19, 2008, 06:17:18 am The 1500 cranks were and are the way to go on a welded stroker. When Dale still had DPR, that's the crank you'd get. Also, Mason has been turning 9200 for the last 18 years on the same welded 78.4.
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