Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
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02/28/10 12:53 PM
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I balanced my rotating assembly yesterday, and if my math is correct, I lost almost 4 3/4 lbs. New pistons, pins, rings, retainers = 888 grams, old = 1113 grams (old DC/TRW pistons) New H-beam rods were only 8 grams lighter than stock LY rods, but are bushed and have ARP 2000 7/16" cap screws and should be MUCH stronger. Plus King Pro rod bearings are 4g less than Clevitte 77. That comes to 237g/ hole X 8 = 1896g, plus the 240g removed from crank shaft = 2136g total weight removed from rotating assembly. (1g = 28.349 oz.) 3126g = 75.34 oz = 4.7 lbs Anyone know what the engine will "see" because of this? And then we add approx. 3.5 more points of compression (from 10.0:1 to 13.5:1) and a set of alum Stealth heads, we can do more of this Brian
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
[Re: AndyF]
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02/28/10 01:03 PM
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You did good! I have always been a big believer in weight reduction.
Here is 10 pounds of dead weight, GONE!
SRT DEMON ONE SEAT
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
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02/28/10 01:07 PM
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Sounds like we're in the same boat. I dropped 7.7+ lbs off my rotating assy, upped the CR from 8.6-1 to 12-1, and opened the heads up a lot and now have no clue what's in store
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
[Re: '72CudaRacer]
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02/28/10 01:20 PM
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Herb Adams had a comparison chart on rotatating vs static weight. On a rotating assembly each 1# loss was worth 2 HP. So if you were to accept that as Fact, then a 4.7# loss = 9.4 HP Whether its true or not. No doubt a 4.7# loss off the rotating assembly is a win, win deal. mike
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
[Re: tboomer]
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02/28/10 01:39 PM
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Interesting,Brian...What did the ly rod weigh...
Stock LY rod, with a 1/8" hole in the top of the pin end, pin end floated (not bushed), ARP bolts (stock style), nuts, & no bearings = 860g The big ends were not resized if I remember correctly. I measured them and found them to be acceptable.
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
[Re: Ron Silva]
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02/28/10 01:42 PM
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You did good! I have always been a big believer in weight reduction.
Here is 10 pounds of dead weight, GONE!
Did you rifle drill the crank??? That shouldn't affect the balance, because it's on the center line of the rotating mass, just lower total weight, correct?
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
[Re: '72CudaRacer]
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02/28/10 02:15 PM
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EDIT:My calc says 3126g = 110.2664oz = 6.8915# All I can say is Hold On and Sinch Your Belts Tighter
I have 1g = .0352 oz, 1 oz = 28.349g. Or is that not correct?
Maybe its not exact but roughly 454 grams = 1#
454/16 oz. = 28.375 grams a oz. So you are correct.
That 110.266 grams per oz. is a mistake. His total grams converted to pounds is correct. mike
3126/454= 6.8854 pounds.
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
[Re: sturmenater]
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02/28/10 03:54 PM
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Brian, how's it going? Seems like your gonna step it up quite a bit. Get it ready, racing season is just around the corner. Maybe I should have made mine quicker, but didn't want to mess with my combo. Good luck Dave ps,,,,, If anyone around your neck of the woods is looking for a new enclosed trailer, send them my way, I have that 28' I need to get rid of.
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
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02/28/10 06:19 PM
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EDIT:My calc says 3126g = 110.2664oz = 6.8915# All I can say is Hold On and Sinch Your Belts Tighter
I have 1g = .0352 oz, 1 oz = 28.349g. Or is that not correct?
Maybe its not exact but roughly 454 grams = 1#
454/16 oz. = 28.375 grams a oz. So you are correct.
That 110.266 grams per oz. is a mistake. His total grams converted to pounds is correct. mike
3126/454= 6.8854 pounds.
So he took off 6.88# not 4.7# correct? I was using a converter that I found online and yes I made a mistake 1g = .03527396oz Hope I didn't cause any problems
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
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02/28/10 07:51 PM
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Hey Greg I see what happend with the 4.77# vs the 6.88# Brian had both sets of numbers listed in grams 3126 - 2136 and typoed a 3 and 2 switch. You did the math for the 3126, Brian did the math for 2136. After rereading the post the 2136 gram number is the correct one. So 4.7# is the number. 6.8 - 4.7 its all in the right direction. mike
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
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02/28/10 11:25 PM
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Hey Greg I see what happend with the 4.77# vs the 6.88#
Brian had both sets of numbers listed in grams 3126 - 2136 and typoed a 3 and 2 switch. You did the math for the 3126, Brian did the math for 2136. After rereading the post the 2136 gram number is the correct one. So 4.7# is the number.
6.8 - 4.7 its all in the right direction. mike
I think I need to take a break. Yesterday at the machine shop, Dan is letting me do as much as I can. (I'm a mechanic, not a machinist) Anyway, I'm weighing everything and balancing rods & pistons and filling out balancing work sheet. I get done and he comes over to set up balancer, and finds that I've recorded small end at 255g and big end at 297g (597g was correct) for a rod total of 552g, 300g light. Good thing he don't trust me yet! Sorry about that. Brian
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Re: Rotating Assembly Weight Reduction
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02/28/10 11:30 PM
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Maybe that's why Scott and Dale did all my balancing on a day I wasn't there to help
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