Your local shop is correct. The Vito crank has had problems with being weak and not holding up. If you are doing a build, then do it right the first time. Go with the 4mm.
Your local shop is correct. The Vito crank has had problems with being weak and not holding up. If you are doing a build, then do it right the first time. Go with the 4mm.
aren't you the owner of project blaster? i would actually like to see some proof of what your claiming.. very easy to bash the competion on the internet.. but alot of us here aren't kids, or newbies, or greenhorns... hell some of us might even be experianced 2 stroke guys... so... put your chips on the table..
aren't you the owner of project blaster? i would actually like to see some proof of what your claiming.. very easy to bash the competion on the internet.. but alot of us here aren't kids, or newbies, or greenhorns... hell some of us might even be experianced 2 stroke guys... so... put your chips on the table..
There is no bashing whatsoever going on here. I continue to sell the Vito crank. The question that was asked at the start of the thread was about the reviews of the two cranks in question. You obviously didn' t read or understand the topic before responding like you did.
We will not recomend one of the Vito cranks to someone that will be racing on a National level. Someone that will require the best performance from an engine day after day. We have seen too many failures with these cranks.
The failures aren't coming from guys that are your "newbies or greenhorns" as you put it, but from "experienced 2 stroke guys". You might be able to run these without incedent, but if you were to examine just how that crank is designed to be able to be used without the trenching of the cases, then you would understand that the bottom of the rod is the weak point.
Others would argue that the bottom of the rod isn't important, I disagree, and this is where the failures occur. This applies with all things as well. Take tires, the 4 ply is tougher than 2ply.
My post was my opinion and not bashing. I have installed these in some bikes and for these customers they are satisfied, but they aren't reliable enough for me for the punishment that motocross demands on an engine.
There is no bashing whatsoever going on here. I continue to sell the Vito crank. The question that was asked at the start of the thread was about the reviews of the two cranks in question. You obviously didn' t read or understand the topic before responding like you did.
We will not recomend one of the Vito cranks to someone that will be racing on a National level. Someone that will require the best performance from an engine day after day. We have seen too many failures with these cranks.
The failures aren't coming from guys that are your "newbies or greenhorns" as you put it, but from "experienced 2 stroke guys". You might be able to run these without incedent, but if you were to examine just how that crank is designed to be able to be used without the trenching of the cases, then you would understand that the bottom of the rod is the weak point.
Others would argue that the bottom of the rod isn't important, I disagree, and this is where the failures occur. This applies with all things as well. Take tires, the 4 ply is tougher than 2ply.
My post was my opinion and not bashing. I have installed these in some bikes and for these customers they are satisfied, but they aren't reliable enough for me for the punishment that motocross demands on an engine.
so what your saying since the bottom of the rod is thinned that the conecting rod is failing? i can honestly say that i have never once heard of that issue and i've spent alot of time talking 2 strokes with ALOT of people over the years.. but what i wonder about is if the cranks are failing why do you continue to sell them?There is no bashing whatsoever going on here. I continue to sell the Vito crank. The question that was asked at the start of the thread was about the reviews of the two cranks in question. You obviously didn' t read or understand the topic before responding like you did.
We will not recomend one of the Vito cranks to someone that will be racing on a National level. Someone that will require the best performance from an engine day after day. We have seen too many failures with these cranks.
The failures aren't coming from guys that are your "newbies or greenhorns" as you put it, but from "experienced 2 stroke guys". You might be able to run these without incedent, but if you were to examine just how that crank is designed to be able to be used without the trenching of the cases, then you would understand that the bottom of the rod is the weak point.
Others would argue that the bottom of the rod isn't important, I disagree, and this is where the failures occur. This applies with all things as well. Take tires, the 4 ply is tougher than 2ply.
My post was my opinion and not bashing. I have installed these in some bikes and for these customers they are satisfied, but they aren't reliable enough for me for the punishment that motocross demands on an engine.
i think what this boils down to is whos installing and building these motors.
they're not taking steel away and replacing it with the stuffer, the stuffer is there to decrease the crankcase volume, theoretically you could minus the stuffer and the crank would still work, hot rods could do the same thing if they added the stuffer but vitos prolly has a patent or sumthin on it....now to the bad cranks where are the pics at????? or at least whats going bad on them??? are the ends falling off? the rods breaking? its just a little unclear on whats happening
they're not taking steel away and replacing it with the stuffer, the stuffer is there to decrease the crankcase volume, theoretically you could minus the stuffer and the crank would still work, hot rods could do the same thing if they added the stuffer but vitos prolly has a patent or sumthin on it....now to the bad cranks where are the pics at????? or at least whats going bad on them??? are the ends falling off? the rods breaking? its just a little unclear on whats happening