Originally Posted by
Doctorah yes, almost forgot about the girdle.
Would adding a girlde witht he 4CW crank aid the reliability and remove some of the unwanted effects that a 4cw has, as stated in this thread?
Also, which setup will rob more power? 8cw no girdle or 4cw with girdle?
Doctor G
Running a 4cw has no unreliable affects.
Those that have been expressed - eg bearing lofe - vibration - are not true.
4cw has less mass and hence ptoentially can trasnfer more energy to the flywheel.
Running a crank girdle reduces block twisting. This is caused by high HP and high torque loads. It has nothing to do with 8cv vs 4cw.