[Fot] TR-3/4 main Strapping

[Bill Babcock]

Probably belt and suspenders, but for the small amount of work and weight, why
not. At least one of my motors has it, and hasn't blown yet. Of course it's a
lot like my elephant repellant. Haven't seen any elephants, must be working.

On Jan 13, 2010, at 4:31 PM, Joe Boruch wrote:

> I have already seen the bolt information posted, but I am curious why strap
> the center main?  I have heard of others doing it, but not sure what it
will
> help with.  I run 13.6 CR, and have my rev limiter set at 7300 rpm and have
> not had any unusual bearing wear.  What am I missing?  Joe(B)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com>
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] TR-3/4 main cap bolts / ARP
> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:47 -0600
>
> Anyone have info on dimensions for TR-4 main cap bolts?  The manual
> shows 1/2" UNC but not the length.  I'm trying to figure out what ARP
> bolts you would buy to replace the stock bolts, and also one that's
> 1/2" longer to allow for "strapping" the center main.  If I had the
> dimensions (length) I could try to cross reference the engines that
> ARP lists main cap bolts for.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Tony Drews
>
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