zerMATT951

I'm wondering if I should just buy a used crank and have it polished, or if I should stick with my crank and have the journal machined, then go with under-sized bearings...

teamcrossworks

Forget the toolbox...I want one of those step stools! LOL

carlege

Used crank, Polished and cross drilled?

zerMATT951

I use that step stool ALL THE TIME! (I stole it from my daughter's room... she didn't need it )

Crackership

I'd say a used but good crank is the much better option... Make a lamp or something out of the crank with the wrecked journal.

Paulyy

yes replace all the bearings. I mean, might as well.. I am also in the middle of rebuilding my engine and as i dont know what my engine has been thought, everything is getting replaced.

Techno Duck

Find yourself another crank. They are dime a dozen, i am sure some people are using them as boat anchors and ballast.

Oversized bearings are 4x the price of the standard set ($350 for full set vs $85 for a set of Glyco std bearings). You can probably score a good condition crankshaft for well under that.

86 951 Driver

I would look into getting both a windage tray and a oil pan baffle. That will help prevent problems down the road.

Tom M'Guinn

Agreed. I have one with a crank bolt I couldn't get off. It's yours for shipping costs... It's from a 2.7 motor but believe it is same for all practical purposes...

zerMATT951

Sounds like going with a used crank is the way to go. Tom, you have a PM

How about a rod? How can I tell which rods I have? They look to be forged, but I haven't taken the bad one out of the block yet. I guess I need to slide that out and take a look.

Does anyone have any good used rods laying around? Maybe it's time to drop Lart a line.

Tom M'Guinn

PM replied. See if your machine shop can fix your rod. If not, they are cheap on ebay -- a full set is about $100.... (Or Carrillo's for about $1k.) I have plenty of 2.7 rods, but I doubt they are the same RARST part number as yours. Will check though...

racerxrick

take all four rods to the machine shop and have them checked and recon...might as well magnaflux them, check for cracks, etc. and have everythng balanced at the same time!

zerMATT951

So here's what I'm thinking about... I have no desire (or budget) to go crazy with this, so i want to make good decisions with my money. I may consider the use of a local shop, but LR isn't far away (and I have really cheap shipping rates), so I may just go with them as my closest 944 expert resource. What's the consensus about using a local shop versus someone like LR? I'm not as concerned about the crank or rod work, but I wonder about a non-944 shop messing up the nikasil coating or something odd like that if I decide to have a basic hone job done to help seat new rings.

How does this sound for work to be done to a replacement crank?
- Magnaflux
- Cross-drill
- Polish
- Balance

Rods:
- Get one replacement rod
- Magnaflux set
- Balance set w/pistons
- Raceware studs (is this a waste for a 350hp street car?)

And MAYBE for the block if I decide to sell some of the goodies I've been hoarding for future upgrades:
- Sonic clean, block & balance shaft covers
- Magnaflux
- Re-surface deck
- Hone cylinders (slight, just to help seat new rings)
- Raceware studs (waste for 350hp street car?)
- Oil pan baffle

Am I missing anything critical? Am I doing too much for a 350hp DD? I want to do what's right, but I don't want to spend any more than I really should.

gruhsy

I've seen a few to many non 944 shops mess things up for my comfort zone.

Use LR....not because of my bias but if something goes weird they will stand by it.

I would say the same if you were near Vitesse or Chris White or CEP..... basically the known good shops.

I just put on 11000km on my engine and put less than half a quart of oil in it and the car runs solid.

Thats just my 2 cents

Good luck

86 951 Driver

Are any of the local shops familiar with the 944 engine or 928 engine? If they are I would just keep it local, if not then maybe it would be worth it for Lindsey to do it.