Project NSX: Part 3 – Building a Race Proven C32 Engine


The 
FX Motorsports Development crank is machined from a block of 4340 billet high nickel steel.  The crank has generous rolled fillets for strength and cross drilled oil passages. 

The crank is shot peened and has the oil holes chamfered and teardropped.  The bearing journals are micropolished and the crank is WPC treated for fatigue strength improvement and friction reduction.  The crank uses the stock 78mm C32 stroke.
You can see the pebbled texture of the shotpeening here.  The oil passage plugs are positive screw in type, typical for racing applications.  The crank spins in stock C32 bearings.


The milky texture of the bearing surface is the result of the WPC treatment.  You can see the generous chamfer of the fillets at the edge of the journal.  The fillet is important for the long term durability of any crankshaft.

FX Motorsports Development modifies the oil pump by machining the housing for this deeper larger set of gears that gives the oil pump higher volume.  The gears are WPC treated.
The entire reciprocating assembly is shown here.  The rods are Crower billet H beam parts with high strength bolts.  The rods are made of 4340 billet and are shotpeened for improved fatigue strength.

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