jimmer 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Can this be done/has it been done? Would like to hear from any one with experience? Any help much appreciated Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted July 10, 2008 I'm pretty sure Magic has looked into this with the aim of using one in a BIG power T16 engine build, though I don't know how far he got into the project. http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59163 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stu 18 Posted July 10, 2008 Whats the benefit of using this crank? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted July 10, 2008 IIRC its steel and fully counterweighted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richie-Van-GTi 70 2 Cars Posted July 11, 2008 reading the aussie frogs thread he decided against the hdi crank as the gti6 has 8 counterweights to the hdi 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted July 11, 2008 Yeah, though the DW crank is steel and copes with 1.3 Bar of boost and a fairly high compression fine, but it does so at relatively low RPM compared to a T16. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B1ack_Mi16 67 Posted July 11, 2008 Still it looks like the EW crank is cast, which is also the case for the XU10J4RS crank, well actually almost all XU cranks, apart from 2.1 TD and 405 T16 one. The forged ones again only have 4 counterweights, but I don't see that as a problem. 1.3 bar of boost is nothing though, quite a few people have been running 2 bar boost on the standard cast Mi16 crankshafts without problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 242 3 Cars Posted July 12, 2008 Yeah, though the DW crank is steel All cranks are steel. I'd be surprised to find any large scale car manufacturer fitting a steel crank to a production engine. The production cost of just this one part would be astronomical compared to using a cast item. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mandic 0 Posted July 12, 2008 AFAIK EW is cast and DW is forged. And like Kristian says, all XU cranks except 2.1 TD and T16 are cast. Cheers Ziga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 242 3 Cars Posted July 12, 2008 As pointed out by Mandic, all cranks are steel but its the manufacturing process that differs, cast or forged. I was thinking of billet steel cranks when I mentioned major expense. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magic 1 1 Cars Posted July 13, 2008 2.1l forged crank in my T16 engine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
