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Old Jan 31, 2015 | 06:08 PM
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I'm going to do a 97 kit on a 88b, heads, pistons, cams and tensioner upgrade gonna cost me a few bucks. Should I spend the extra bucks and have the crank pin welded, balanced and timken brgs installed?
 
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Old Jan 31, 2015 | 07:12 PM
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if you do it,make sure the crank dosnt simply get welded.have it done right.the Timken conversion is defanatly a good idea
 
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Old Jan 31, 2015 | 10:27 PM
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What year 88"? Some already have the Timkin crank bearing. Or are you talking about Timkin cam bearings?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2015 | 06:23 AM
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99-02 are Timken motors,the rest need the conversion (cam bearings are upgraded to torringtons,not timkens)
 
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It's an 06
 
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