KX Guru Racing

Hey, in HVAC lingo, we call that a squirrel cage blower! Airflow 101 I guess

Lol... That sounds about right...

I like it

Getting the cases ready..

Ok... Most of the parts are in so Jason is getting the cases put back together.




If nothing else this engine will look sweet

Here is a few more pics..

Other than the sheer sexiness of it, and the fact that polishing removes surface imperfections that can be a starting point for cracks, is there anything else to gain from polishing the rod like that? What did you use to get those results? A wheel and rouge, or did you sand it with a belt sander first and then polish? Same thing for the crank?

long_av8r wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:26 am

Other than the sheer sexiness of it, and the fact that polishing removes surface imperfections that can be a starting point for cracks, is there anything else to gain from polishing the rod like that? What did you use to get those results? A wheel and rouge, or did you sand it with a belt sander first and then polish? Same thing for the crank?

You hit the nail on the head... No special gains from polishing the rod.
With Wossner rods the chances of having a failure are slim to none.
So, why do it?
Since I don't get involved in a lot of builds I like mine to look their best.
And Jason who is building this engine feels the same.

Also, if you send a crank off to have it rebuilt and it is grimy and nasty, it will likely come back that way, except.. it will have a new rod on it
So, we do ours up.

Polishing starts with 80 or 120 grit to remove the raised lettering and any casting flaws (Wossner has very few) mostly in the recessed area where the lettering is.
Then we move on to 220 grit.
When done with 220, it should be looking pretty shiny.
Then I like to use a buffing wheel with green rouge.

It's a little time consuming but sure pops on the forums, Facebook, ect

Cool, that was what I thought you were going to say, pride in workmanship... Rare these days, but I have a guy I take my stuff to here in Temecula (he's actually in Murrieta) and other than myself, he's the only one I've trusted for years. He's shown me some polished transmissions he's done that have come out like jewels. Very nice work. He's the one that normally does my crank work, and they've never come back dirty. But what I see here is interesting and I'm looking forward to some numbers.

My guess is late next week to early the following we should have some results..