Billet gears for 6spd T-case

**mehrshadvr4** · 04-20-2013, 02:14 AM

he does.

**futurevr4man** · 04-20-2013, 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by mehrshadvr4

It's crazy to see that crank flex. it's a 8000hp crank and very strong.

where exactly are you getting that number?! 8000hp?!?! did you mean 800? seems a little outrageous to me

**MR2** · 04-20-2013, 04:25 AM

I think Ray said his cranks are good for 2k+ HP, the 75 re-used 800 max. not sure who added the naught

**mehrshadvr4** · 04-20-2013, 05:18 AM

that crank is made from same material on top fuel drag cars. 4340 crank is good for 2000hp.

**TurboSinceBirth** · 04-20-2013, 04:20 PM

Plus that was THE old motor Matt Monett ran almost 1100AWHP on and set the world record with a mere archaic ARC-2 piggyback where he didn't even touch timing. It's kind of hard to see the lower power on this car isn't a result of the tune, VE of the motor, crappy cams, or backpressure somewhere in the system that led to the crank flexing. It just goes to show the right parts and a critical tune by someone that knows what they're doing to the T leads to the most power while doing it safely. It's really not hard to screw something up when making bigger power.

**J. Fast** · 04-21-2013, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by super95awd

This is Andrew, owner of Frontline Fabrication.

We can have one done relatively quickly as soon as the machine is back up and operational. It would make me feel better if you were to test first. How quickly do you think you could get some testing done on it?

I can test one right now on my racecar. I would like to speak with you. Please forward your contact info to me.

Jeremy

**Permanent grin** · 04-23-2013, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by TurboSinceBirth

Plus that was THE old motor Matt Monett ran almost 1100AWHP on and set the world record with a mere archaic ARC-2 piggyback where he didn't even touch timing. It's kind of hard to see the lower power on this car isn't a result of the tune, VE of the motor, crappy cams, or backpressure somewhere in the system that led to the crank flexing. It just goes to show the right parts and a critical tune by someone that knows what they're doing to the T leads to the most power while doing it safely. It's really not hard to screw something up when making bigger power.

It has been confirmed there was nothing wrong with the tune and the guy that tunes it REALLY knows his stuff. 8 years ago he built and tuned the world's first Ford Sierra Cosworth to break 200 mph in the standing 1.5 mile. In fact it ran 206 back then.

What happened was the ARP studs were put in as an 'upgrade' over stock and torqued to 90 ftlbs to bring the tolerances into line. The studs yielded even though they are supposed to take 90 ftlbs. Like I said I will never trust their products again. With stretched studs ANY crank would flex on ANY tune if it is not supported properly. I had the ARP studs tested at cosworth and the guy said their surface hardness was better but they were never going to handle 800 HP!! So I now have a custom set made that WILL take a lot more power.

As for the reason for the power being down last year, I made it quite public that there was a massive exhaust side restriction that we would be addressing this year which is exactly what we are doing. Better cams, screamer pipes (on Ray's recommendation), better exhaust system and solid internally shimmable lifters. The hydraulics were not refilling quickly enough with the cam profiles that were in there and 9000 RPM, hence the cauliflowered valve stem tips.

Where the car is at now is the gearbox is back today and we are putting the engine back together this week. Not far from getting it running now.

André

**MR2** · 04-23-2013, 04:15 AM

Awesome to hear PG

I feel your's will be the true test

**Permanent grin** · 04-23-2013, 05:25 AM

So close now. I was speaking to the guy who is building the transmission control unit and paddle shift last week about flying him down to set it up in about 10-12 days time hopefully.

André

**mehrshadvr4** · 04-23-2013, 05:50 AM

You know speaking of lifter you probably lost oil pressure when you stretched the studs because crank got farther away from crank and that's why the lifter bled out. solid lifter will help you to get a bit more power but it'll be hard to set it up and I heard some do break which it sucks. any picture from the main studs. how much power are they rated at and how much are they charging you for? I might get those too if they are stranger than 625 head studs for supra.