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On Mon, 1 Sep 1997, Patrick Joel Morton wrote: > At 00:46 3.1.1980, Toby Basiliko wrote: > > * Huh? > * I thought that a (properly) counterweighted crank helped reduce wear > * and friction at just about any speed over 2000 rpm? Or is this not true > * in a horizontally- opposed 4? > > It has nothing to do with the type of engine. A counterweighted crank > (with other parts like lightened and balanced rods, a lightened flywheel, > balancing from the fan through to the clutch and so on) will not reduce > wear. Rather it will free up potential horsepower - in theory. There are > many other variables that factor in. Stock Volkswagen cranks are very > good. Even when opening up the top end. Just one quick pointer, in refernce to the lightened-flywheel bit..:) See Mike West's speel on flywheels (and a bit on CW cranks, too!) at http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/west/darkness.html (or west/flywheels to see it directly)...He kinda describes thw whats and wheres of flywheels..:) kinda off topic, but not to much..:) ...d -- Keeper Of The Light: Pushing Back The Darkness at http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the Beginning of Wind http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/charlie/charlie.html '75 Retired Westy-Canadian Model, Cody (storage shed) '69 Westy, Itchigo (daily driver) '69 Offroad Beetle, Lifted and Uncut! (project) '81 Rabbit Pickup, Diesel (awaiting frontend transplant) xi8940@freenet.tlh.fl.us.......Located in Augusta, Ga