Piecing rotating assembly, have a question.
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Piecing rotating assembly, have a question. I wasn't sure how to title the question. Anyhow, I am buying the parts to build my motor piece by piece and then once I've got everything, I plan on taking it to a shop to do the machining and balancing. I won't buy the pistons because they will be custom and I'll leave that up to the engine builder to decide. My question is, would I be safe to buy the crank and connecting rods before hand? I don't think there's anything custom/special about these pieces, but I could be wrong. I figured they were standared parts of a rotating assembly. I wanted a set of Callies Compstart connecting rods and the common size seems to be 6.125" length, 2.100" crank pin, and .927" wrist pin for the LS1/LS2 engine. Then either the Callies Dragonslayer or Eagle 4"/2.100" pin crankshaft. Do I need to wait on these parts for the builder to order or are these standard sizes?
Last edited by Dragaholic; Nov 9, 2006 at 06:48 PM.
i'm pretty sure that is the standard size.since your pistons are going to be custom they may or may not have to be special made but with a combo like that you may be able to find a high quality piston that is mass produced .i guess it depends on what all you want done to the piston.
Originally Posted by Dragaholic
I wasn't sure how to title the question. Anyhow, I am buying the parts to build my motor piece by piece and then once I've got everything, I plan on taking it to a shop to do the machining and balancing. I won't buy the pistons because they will be custom and I'll leave that up to the engine builder to decide. My question is, would I be safe to buy the crank and connecting rods before hand? I don't think there's anything custom/special about these pieces, but I could be wrong. I figured they were standared parts of a rotating assembly. I wanted a set of Callies Compstart connecting rods and the common size seems to be 6.125" length, 2.100" crank pin, and .927" wrist pin for the LS1/LS2 engine. Then either the Callies Dragonslayer or Eagle 4"/2.100" pin crankshaft. Do I need to wait on these parts for the builder to order or are these standard sizes?
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I won't be financing it. I'll be paying cash for everything. However, since I'm doing it this way, I want to save as much money as possible which is why I'm trying to piece it together myself, then have the shop do their part.
Originally Posted by Dragaholic
I won't be financing it. I'll be paying cash for everything. However, since I'm doing it this way, I want to save as much money as possible which is why I'm trying to piece it together myself, then have the shop do their part.
