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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: red snapper on July 30, 2003, 08:47:28 AM

Title: Geoff
Post by: red snapper on July 30, 2003, 08:47:28 AM

Geoff, it has become aparent to me that there is alot of trash talk on here about my car. ;)  So there will be no mercy! I talked to you about your slicks at bugnationals, so now I need to know if your going to part with them. Brian

Title: Geoff
Post by: Geoff on July 30, 2003, 09:54:22 AM

I dont think i'll be selling them before the GCVWS. Slicks are great but if you only have a 8 dowel crank and no wedgemate go easy. A hard launch can tear the flywheel off especialy if its a cast crank.

You will do fine with the radials at the track..........I don't think these guys will have their cars running by that time;-) James?

Title: Geoff
Post by: James Buchan on July 30, 2003, 10:52:34 AM

My car will be up and running mid next week, engine is already broke in so no problems there. Now hopefully Matt fence building party doesnt take all weekend....

Slicks won't make you trailer faster Brian.....stay with what you have.

Title: Geoff
Post by: red snapper on July 30, 2003, 11:24:41 AM

Geoff, I guess you do have a good point about the wedgemating. Probably wont need them anyway against these guys anyway! Oh well, :rockon:  

Title: Geoff
Post by: James Buchan on July 30, 2003, 11:54:55 AM

Nope won't need slicks but you will need a bigger engine to haul your lead sled down the track

Title: Geoff
Post by: Matt on July 30, 2003, 10:11:28 PM

Explain the wedgemating for me....keep in mind I'm a performance engine virgin..but not for long!!

Matt

Title: Geoff
Post by: Geoff on July 31, 2003, 08:39:57 AM

Wedge mating is when the crank and flywheel mating surface are precision ground to have a taper fit. When torqed down this is a press fit and is a very strong and durable and will take a hell of a lot of abuse!

Title: Geoff
Post by: Stephan Schmidt on July 31, 2003, 09:22:30 AM

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Wedge mating is when the crank and flywheel mating surface are precision ground to have a taper fit. When torqed down this is a press fit and is a very strong and durable and will take a hell of a lot of abuse!

couldn't have said it better...

the flywheel also presses itself against the crank while rotating becaue of the taper fit.  definetly a good way to go.  

Title: Geoff
Post by: Matt on July 31, 2003, 06:37:27 PM

is that 82mm crank I have my eyes on wedgemated??

Matt

Title: Geoff
Post by: James Buchan on July 31, 2003, 07:35:36 PM

Wedgemating is what you do to mate the crank to the flywheel, stronger than just 8 dowel.

Title: Geoff
Post by: red snapper on August 01, 2003, 07:22:17 AM

Oh boy here we go, James get your brakes figured out then show us how much you know.

Title: Geoff
Post by: Geoff on August 01, 2003, 08:38:40 AM

Matt, The 82 we have here is not wedge mated as you only need that if your running slicks and beating on it very hard with 5000+ RPM launches.

We can get them Wedgemated but by the time its done and shipping your looking at Aprox 400+ CDN