Re: [T3] Type engine longevity

[Greg Irick <gregi@vwtype3.org>]

<x-flowed>Jim,
        Here is the link from the CB Performance website 
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1185 for their NEW 
crankshaft.  It states on the page that they will be shipping in 
November.  Scat is selling their cast crankshaft for about $169.00.

>I'm skeptical, but if this is true it is a FANTASTIC deal. My bet is that 
it is a
>casting, not a forging, however. I think cast counterweighted cranks are
>already available on the marketplace, and I don't know how this price
>compares


Greg Irick
Silverdale, WA
gregi@vwtype3.org

'65 Notchback with a Britax sliding rag top. Plans for a 1600cc motor using 
an AS21 case, with a Resto-Custom flavor. Preps underway for installing 
some NOS rocker panels, lifting the body from the pan for a pan restoration 
and welding in some IRS trailing arm mounts onto a swingaxle rear suspension.


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