Technical crank and flywheel lighten and balancing in yorkshire region??

[Brin]

Hi all

Just wondering if any body knows any places that will lighten and balance my crank shaft and flywheel within the Yorkshire region

Closest iv found so far is Birmingham which is fairly far and will cost a lot of fuel to get to and back
Hope u don't mind me posting here just il get a better response as a lot of you do many modifications and engine conversions

Cheers
Brin

 

[Brin]

Dnt matter...iv been advised by the only place I found that it is not a good idea to lighten the crank for a road car and even if they do they won't get very much weight off a punto one....I cam get flywheel lightened and all bottom end balanced from anywhere

 

[dave]

if you prefixed your threads right they would show up i the tuning section

 

[Brin]

if you prefixed your threads right they would show up i the tuning section

We have a tuning section :O lol n it's me phone sorry won't let me change prefix

 

[fingers99]

I don't think anyone has done a full balance on a bottom end for a tub. As it's not going to be revving higher, it may be a spend you don't need. Member Brooky does flywheel lightening, but you need to use the Punto 1.4 16v flywheel and clutch on most high boost tubs (only Tricker seems to have gotten away without one).

 

[Brooky]

Yeah there's not alot to take off the crank, could get it knife edged tho,

flywheels you can get down to around 3.5kg unless you make a steel one and could probably get another kilo off

 

[Brin]

Yh iv got a 1.4 16v flywheel for it just need it lightening mow....brooky iv sent you a PM if your willing to lighten it please

Cheers
Brin

 

[ycming]

Just to say, I got 2 flywheels for 2 different cars lighten by brooky. One went through loads of auto-test with no problem. The other is on my everyday car, again nothing has went wrong .

Well worth it, if he's got the time do it!!!

Anyone know if there is any diff between a 1.2 16v fly wheel and a 1.4 16v flywheel ?

All i know is the 1.2 16v flywheel is bigger than the 8v.

Ming

 

[Brin]

Yes hopefully he will have the time just awaiting a reply I need someone like brooky as I know he will do a good job by all the feedback I get on here...other places are not willing to lighten the flywheel by that much either

 

[Brooky]

Ming, The 1242 16v is 190mm
The 1346 16v is 200mm

Brin, I'll pm now

 

[Brin]

My mate can balance the pistons and rods at work...he said he can also lighten the pistons themselves do you this is a good idea or should I just have them balanced?

 

[ycming]

My mate can balance the pistons and rods at work...he said he can also lighten the pistons themselves do you this is a good idea or should I just have them balanced?

just have the whole engine balanced. But if someone is doing your crank pistons/rods, then they might as well do your crank at the same time.

May be ask brooky to do all of them ?

Ming

 

[Brin]

Yeh everything is getting balanced by this engineering company in York just want to know if lightening the pistons is a good idea or wether to leave it and just have them balanced...I dnt want to lighten the pistons if they are going to give problems as I don't want to be stripping back down if there no good

Im just unsure if lighter.ing pistons for a turbo conversion will be any good like will they loose there strength ect..

 

[Brooky]

To your pm, I can balance the f/w no probs.

I wouldn't bother lightening the pistons tho, just get them Balanced