Hi all, i was just wondering whether or not an A+ crankshaft could be used in an A series engine? I'm guessing not as the bearings shells are sold for either A series or A+ engines.
Thanks, Evan.
A+ Crank In A Series Engine
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, May 27 2011 08:20 PM
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 08:20 PM
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 08:54 PM
Yes of course it fits! The shells match the block - not the crank as far as A/A+ is concerned......
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 09:26 PM
Ah right thanks bmcecosse thats what i wanted to hear, i was waiting for your reply as i know you know your stuff when it comes to engines 
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 09:34 PM
Such faith..... 
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 10:18 PM
Such faith.....
Not mis-placed i'm sure!
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 11:42 PM
Also i must mention that you Cooperman know your way around the A series engine with rallying etc and always seem to have helpful suggestions too.
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Posted 28 May 2011 - 11:18 AM
As above the cranks are interchangable between A and A+ but the Cooper S crank isnt,
unlikly you'd have an S crank though and they are easy to spot as they have 1" 5/8 bigend journels ranther than the 1" 3/4 of the A & A+ cranks.
unlikly you'd have an S crank though and they are easy to spot as they have 1" 5/8 bigend journels ranther than the 1" 3/4 of the A & A+ cranks.
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Posted 28 May 2011 - 12:02 PM
As above the cranks are interchangable between A and A+ but the Cooper S crank isnt,
unlikly you'd have an S crank though and they are easy to spot as they have 1" 5/8 bigend journels ranther than the 1" 3/4 of the A & A+ cranks.
And are the finest cranks ever made for the Mini, even better than 'billet' cranks. They were all nitrided by Rolls-Royce too, which is why the Cooper 'S' lost BMC money on every one sold, and that is before adding in the warranty claims which they all had back then!
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