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He may be frozen in place considering the weather lately! Or at least he probably has frost bitten fingers if he is holding onto steel tools and parts?
Today's date 1/2/2018
Ah, I forgot about that. He's warm. Probably sitting on a beach.
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Just arrived back from Baja but now off to a weeks skiing. After that heading back home. I think most parts have arrived, rods for sure, so I may be able to start project. Pretty busy at work and a big trip though, so it will be a slow go.
Happy New Year All
Happy New Year All
I think I want your life!
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Grass is always greener. I worked as a logger for 40 years in remote camps and areas, now I’m gonna have some fun.
We all have our day, and I hope yours is good also.
Cheers
We all have our day, and I hope yours is good also.
Cheers
I've been in the oil/gas business for almost 30. Between the two of us we've raped the land and harmed the planet. Ha!
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We just provide what people demand. However, I wish they really understood where their stuff comes from. It’s pretty hard to be truly “green” and there are so many unknowing hypocrites out there.
Oh well!
Oh well!
You're speaking to the choir. When I worked at a major oil company (the most evil) we were launching platform top-sides off the coast of CA. We had Green Peace people in motorized boats trying to reach the platforms so that could lash themselves to the equipment. The irony.
Green Peace; there’s an oxymoron !!
Truth.
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Just got home to a package. Titanium 1FZ rods. Always wanted a set. I know, waste of money, but I’ll bet you would like a set
519 grams with bolts compared to 919 grams stock, saving a total of 5.4 pounds of rotating weight. Gotta be worth something. They are bigger in some areas and smaller in others, but overall it looks like I will need less grinding to clearance my stroker. Still waiting for a tool to measure lengths, when done I will post any variances. As far as weight variance they vary 0.9 grams low to high. I think the thrust faces should be coated as Ti will gall if it touches steel. The rods are coated everywhere else. They were supposed to be, I may have to send back.
519 grams with bolts compared to 919 grams stock, saving a total of 5.4 pounds of rotating weight. Gotta be worth something. They are bigger in some areas and smaller in others, but overall it looks like I will need less grinding to clearance my stroker. Still waiting for a tool to measure lengths, when done I will post any variances. As far as weight variance they vary 0.9 grams low to high. I think the thrust faces should be coated as Ti will gall if it touches steel. The rods are coated everywhere else. They were supposed to be, I may have to send back.
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I have a couple problems, sucks being so remote! As in previous post I need to send rods to have thrust faces coated.
Now the pistons have to go back! They didn’t clearance them properly, I can only insert with heating piston and that is too tight, I am looking for about 0.0009 oil clearance. I only have 0.0003 on the pin to rod but I can just ream the bushing. I think JE Pistons must have sized the pin and then anodized the bores, instead of other way around.
For comparison, stock assembly is 1,692 grams VS 973 grams, a weigh savings of 1.6 pounds per journal, total 9.6 pounds, a lot of weight at 5,500 rpm!
t savings of 1.6
Now the pistons have to go back! They didn’t clearance them properly, I can only insert with heating piston and that is too tight, I am looking for about 0.0009 oil clearance. I only have 0.0003 on the pin to rod but I can just ream the bushing. I think JE Pistons must have sized the pin and then anodized the bores, instead of other way around.
For comparison, stock assembly is 1,692 grams VS 973 grams, a weigh savings of 1.6 pounds per journal, total 9.6 pounds, a lot of weight at 5,500 rpm!
Yeah that is a bummer but it certainly seems like part of the game with custom parts. I have had issues with probably 1/2 of them. I would say it certainly sounds like they anodized the pin bores and didn't hone either before or after. The coating they use is supposed to be 0.0005" thick so that would certainly account for your clearance issues.
Since this is an all out effort why did you decide not to DLC coat the pin so you could forgo the rod bushing?
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It was a mistake on my part, should have done pin not bore. I’ll post when I get solution. More worried about Crower coating my rod thrusts.
What coating? Why coat it?
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Titanium will have gallling if it come into minor contact with other metals, so any surface that may have even temporary contact must be coated with some form (there are many) hard surfacing to prevent this. On rods that means the thrust side surfaces (possible contact with crank, or on a 2 rod journal engine also the other rod) and also the rod bolt pocket. The threads must have a special titanium lube also.
