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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1998 Discovery by FatalityRe: Crankshaft flex and side covers By: Lynn Cooley Date: July 8, 1998We all are aware that a crankshaft will flex and bend. What we don’t know, or should I say didn’t know, is how much. We also didn’t know what kind of specific problems the flexing would create.Obviously the .875" journal crank could flex more than the 1.000" journal crank but there is not as much difference as you might think.As a l …

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1998The Art of Design & ProductionBy: Randy Amundsen Date: August 20, 1998We probably have 20 calls a week from customers who are full of ideas and thoughts about designing or re-designing our products or someone else's product. Some have a brand new idea that they would like us to manufacture. We like to hear new ideas and sometimes we can react and sometimes not. Bringing a new idea to market is a very complex task and very …

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011FTS Tire TreatmentsF.T.S. Fast Tire Solutions Tire TreatmentBy Travis MimsI am often asked which treatment is best for a particular track or situation, and since I am not an experienced racer and have a ton to learn on this subject, I thought I would research F.T.S. and their products and see if I could make some sense out of the mysterious alchemy of tire prepping. After reading their information on their website and work …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 NEW ARC Dual Bearing Billet Sidecover for GX200 and Clone Features include: Side-by-side dual ball bearings for the crank main journal, adds an additional fulcrum point to reduce crankshaft flex. Perimeter O-ring, seals to block 4 dowel-pin holes with solid dowell pins that pick up the additional dowel-pin holes in the block, greatly increases mating shear strength Ball bearing support for the camshaft main, increas …