Start Here In Your Build and this is why
http://www.faliconcranks.com/1pc.html
http://www.carrilloind.com/
Brace yourselfs
Mods You Might wanna Sticky this just as an unfriendly reminder where to start your build
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Oh And By the way this is what I put on the Stock Rod...
01 Chasis
03 motor
CoalShedracing.com Fireroad P&P
102mm Wiesco 11:1 Piston
Stage 2 Hotcam
Kibblewhite Valves
Hotcam double Valvesprings
WillyKiller 3 Plug Head
All this On a Stock Bottom End
Custom Dual Exaust With FMF Titanium 4 Cans
YFZ front Shocks
05 rear shock
SMC +2 Aarms
RPM Eliminator II Axle
Maier Silver Plastic Custom Decals
Maxxis Razor 2 Rear tires
FireBall +2 Swinger
PromotorSport Nerfs and Bumper
35mm FCR Carbs
Trinity Intake
Flipped Link Mod
GYTR UM Engine Skid
Moose UM rear Skid
Badass Designs Dash Replacement
Ouch.
~Brian
1st time in about 15 years i Almost started Crying
I fell off My excavator last october Cut myself on my shin for 10 outside and 6 inside on tendon Stiches and drove myself over 100miles to get to the Hospital and Not even for a Second did i feel llike Crying that was how Emotionally Painful that Blow up was to hear and i Never want to see anyone go through that So Start Your Builds at the Weak Spot people Get that Connecting rod Taken Care of 8)
I made a sticky for you.
Man, I hate to hear that.
~Brian
Quote from: Flynbyu on June 19, 2008, 11:09:03 AM
I made a sticky for you.
Man, I hate to hear that.
~Brian
Hey Man thanks but I learned My Lesson the Hard way...
this is for anyone else who thinks they can Push 60+ on a stock rod
holy shit. :'(
Sorry to hear about that, I can definitely feel your pain. Excellent advice from the school of hard Knocks.
I started to build mine (01 660) on a stock rod and after talking to Mike at CRS I went with the HotRods cr. I also took his advice on a few other preventative measures. I think I would have to go into seclusion if mine grenaded.
Hodge
i take it you gave up on the jb weld idea?
hahah yah Someone said JBweld Might not be reliable enough for the Connecting rod ???
nice..... :rofl:
I always reccomend replacing the rod. I use Barkers rods and stroker cranks. I usually reccomend going a 4 mill when doing a rod replacement.
The cost of having the rod installed is nearly the same as buying the whole stroker crank and rod assy.
www.barkersexhaust.com
if you want to check them out.
Welcome aboard Scholle.
~Brian
wow......
Sorry for your loss Hammo. :(
Shit happens :P
Scholle the reason I suggested those rods is because IMO and alot of the peoople i have talked to say While your Crank is apart you might as well have it Balanced and there is nothing wrong with the Raptor Crank except for the weak ass rod even Barker was running his rods on the stock crank if i remember correct...
Also I Am No Expert except on How to Wreck shit this is my Second Complete motor I Am Going by what i have witnessed fail in my motors
Barker does Have An Excellent Bang for your Buck Product to :thumbs:
I hate it for you Hammo. I can promise you would be hard pressed to find someone who has broken more parts on toys than me.
But no matter how many times I do its still a sick feeling.
The point I was getting at is that the weak rod has been known about for years even before they were in the Raptor chassis. Falicon does do good work.It is just overpriced IMO. http://www.faliconcranks.com/pt_price.html
Personally the only cranks that I have seen that needed balancing were big strokers. I still say that a whole unit is cheaper than buying the rod and having it installed. Barker does have some new billet cranks also.
I just lost the bottom end in my 01 due to a key on the primary gear that broke. It took out everything below the valves including the clutch case. All the gears on the right side of the engine are in pieces, the balancer hit the the rod, the rod bent the balancer broke. The clutch basket exploded, oil pump water pump all gone. I will be spending the $$$$$ for a falicon and it will be balanced with knife edges. I am looking for someone to cryo treet all the keys before I rebuild. What more can you do to bullet proof your engine? Why don't they do this at the factory, build something that really works. We had enough problems with the 01 trannys the starter clutch now this. I love my Raptor but a guy can only take so much.