Thread: Metallurgy Question
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12-30-2006 12:44 PM #11
Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver
If they welder does his job the area around the weld will not be compremised.
I had an old 454 1053 steel crank that I spun a rod on about 15 yrs ago.
I had it welded up and ran another two seasons on it.
12.5 to 1 comp. ratio and 7,000 rpm's.
Last I knew 4 years ago it was still in a street car and un-broken.
I think a lot of it depends on the welder's experience.
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