LUNATI voodoo crankshaft concerns
LUNATI voodoo crankshaft concerns Well I have been running Callies Compstar cranks with great success and they are good quality, well my most recent order I had to get a Lunati voodoo series because the Callies was out and when the Lunati arrived the quality was pretty skecthy the oil holes were not even champhered not a big deal I normally touch them up myself and the reluctor wheel came not installed and now I have to spend even more time and money on top of the $800+ for the crank to have that installed? and there was no paperwork so I do not even know the current bobweight? Has anyone else used these cranks and had the same concerns? I called the vendor couple times and got 3 different answers and some wise a** attitude from one person that found the need to tell me you need spend $2,000 to expect a quality crankshaft......
Last edited by 1bad8118; Nov 23, 2013 at 10:34 PM.
Crank it. Send that do it yourself back to get mor lov.
I been criticized before for this but at Scogging Dickie I get a Scot non twisted steel forged 4"stroker for under $800. rated at 1,200 plus hp and is micro polished better than the slayer and chamfered with the rite relucter installed.
I been criticized before for this but at Scogging Dickie I get a Scot non twisted steel forged 4"stroker for under $800. rated at 1,200 plus hp and is micro polished better than the slayer and chamfered with the rite relucter installed.
Send that do it yourself back to get mor lov.
I been criticized before for this but at Scogging Dickie I get a Scot non twisted steel forged 4"stroker for under $800. rated at 1,200 plus hp and is micro polished better than the slayer and chamfered with the rite relucter installed.
I been criticized before for this but at Scogging Dickie I get a Scot non twisted steel forged 4"stroker for under $800. rated at 1,200 plus hp and is micro polished better than the slayer and chamfered with the rite relucter installed.
The most alarming thing is one of the people at Lunati I spoke to asked me what I expected for a budget crank? if they feel that way their advertising should say that and not ramble on how great of a part it is.
I almost purchased a full Lunati assembly, but I am not a big fan of the 4032 material Mahle pistons that most of the Lunati kits use in them. I worked for a top engine shop and a well known manufacturer for a while and at the speed shop we used Mahle by customer request quite a bit. At this time coatings were newer and I think people were under the impression coatings were a miracle worker that would make a piston so much better than another? I saw some strange issues with them we thought to be a combination of design and material related that only occurred with that brand?
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I almost purchased a full Lunati assembly, but I am not a big fan of the 4032 material Mahle pistons that most of the Lunati kits use in them. I worked for a top engine shop and a well known manufacturer for a while and at the speed shop we used Mahle by customer request quite a bit. At this time coatings were newer and I think people were under the impression coatings were a miracle worker that would make a piston so much better than another? I saw some strange issues with them we thought to be a combination of design and material related that only occurred with that brand?
Not to derail your original question, but as far as Mahle goes, I'm a big fan. After dealing with many of those top builders in my daily life and seeing the tighter clearances that the 4032 material gives and the increased longevity, its perfect for me in a street/strip application. If I were in a much more severe application, I'd go with the 2618 all day long. But as it sets for this build, I'm still strongly considering the Lunati rotating assembly. If I can find some comfort from the replies to your question.
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Finally Lunati has some of their rotating assembly information online.
http://www.lunatipower.com/PDF/Lunat...Assemblies.pdf
http://www.lunatipower.com/PDF/Lunat...Assemblies.pdf
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