Gravity bends a crank?

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by tubman

I have always been amazed at discussions like this. Here's a crankshaft that can take the firing impulses running in an engine for 90-100K miles, and some prople wwill think it will bend sitting on a floor? Give me a break!

Soooo, are ya saying cranks don't twist with each firing impulse? There's a difference between "bend", "twist" and "yield point". You ever think about what a harmonic balancer does in conjunction with a crank? DD