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01-29-2019, 01:18 PM | #1 |
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blue printed engine
Can any body explain what a blueprinted engine means?
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01-29-2019, 01:46 PM | #2 |
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Re: blue printed engine
Blueprinting an engine ,the process of machining an engine to exact factory tolerances or closer , such as making all clearances to each component the same for instance all rod and bearing clearances equal, piston to wall clearances, equal deck height , combustion chambers etc. to exacting clearances per the blueprint or closer , factory production tolerances are suppose to be close enough for average every day use/ service life. fitting each part to a given spec. or closer with less variation .
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01-29-2019, 01:51 PM | #3 |
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Re: blue printed engine
A lot of it includes adjusting weights on rotating assembly components to get a good balance. The two terms balance & blueprint usually go hand in hand.
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01-29-2019, 03:59 PM | #4 |
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Re: blue printed engine
Everything perfect !!! Like the guys said above.
Cylinder bore , line bore , bearing fit,timing gear mesh, ring gap, piston clearance , combustion compresion ratios etc...... Making it all right !! |
01-29-2019, 04:05 PM | #5 |
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Re: blue printed engine
It also often means a fresh coat of Krylon!
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01-29-2019, 04:07 PM | #6 |
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01-30-2019, 07:39 AM | #7 |
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Re: blue printed engine
I've heard the term grinding a crank to race car specs. This not only means getting the journals round and sized but making sure all throws are the exact amount of degrees apart. I'm not sure what the tolerances are but can see how a rod journal could be worn on one side and it needs to be set up so you're grinding more off the unworn surface.
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01-30-2019, 01:04 PM | #8 |
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Re: blue printed engine
another term used for grinding to race spec . is Indexing , also a correlation between the cylinder centerlines and the crankshaft index can determine a power gain and longevity as well , My late father went as far as dial indicating the crankshaft to bell housing center for smoothness of operation and longer drive train life, blueprinting and balance tends to (find ) horsepower and longevity not realized by production tolerances .
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02-01-2019, 01:44 AM | #9 |
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Re: blue printed engine
One time when I told a customer his engine was being blueprinted, he asked for a copy of the blueprints..........
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