[Fot] Subject: Re: aftermarket crank dampeners and pullies for TR4's

[Catpusher at aol.com]

Shortly after both Joe E Huffaker and I had both had crank failures at SIR  
on the last lap while leading F and E Production, the Joes talked me into a 
 Fisher crank damper, which they adapted to fit.  I had resisted the extra  
weight and cost one to many cranks.  I used 7200 all the time, unless  I 
had a good gap on the other cars.  I calibrated the "rev counters", and  ran a 
Jones with tell tail and watched it closely. Huffaker became the only  
place that I had the Nitrided, Standard cranks balanced, after a number of sub  
standard jobs.  The crank with Fisher damper has outlasted earlier cranks  
by a wide and amazing margin.
Gilmore belts waste less energy.  The pulley stock is probably still  
available from a bearing store, along with the belts.  I slotted the water  pump 
assy. so I ran with just 2 pulleys (crank and water pump) moving the pump  
to properly tension the belt. 
 
TR Regards,
Hardy