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Old 12-15-2020, 11:18 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
A lot has to do with engine speed. The old air cooled VW's don't even have counterweights on the crankshaft nor a harmonic dampener.
The cranks have counterweights, them roundy things at the ends of the journal.
There's even a limit as to how much con rod weight you can use, and I have had shops drill the cranks when I got I beam rods. I agree, they dont have dampners because the crank is short and beefy so doesn't flex much.
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