05-15-2008, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Johnson
Those are good techniques. Two questions pop into my head -- neither of which may apply to the V6 under discussion: 1) If the crank has already been hardened in some way is shot peening safe or simply redundant?; 2) Does or did the engine ever use powdered metal rods and is shot peening safe or recommended?
Perhaps in 1) the grinding/polishing removes the hardened layer. Anyway, easier to ask about this now than to contemplate a collection of unusual steel paperweights.
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With all these 400+ hp 24v engines accross the world... more than one company is building / manufacturing parts for them... or are these made from unobtainium? or closely guarded secrets? 
In case nobody has guessed by now iam very intregued by this project now 
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