sbt or hot rod crank whts the diff besides 300 bucks

[SUPERJET-113]

Wow, SBT really lowered their price on the 650/701/760 crank shaft!! :bigeyes: They were $275.

Heres my take on the SBT crank shaft:

I've been beating the snot out of a SBT crank now for 2 very long seasons with 62T cases/61X cyl. at 84mm, huge epoxy/case porting/ full freestyle ported cylinder. ADA head/215 lb. compression, dual 44 Brap Jacks/V force II reeds/ Ported B-pipe w/limited chamber and MSD dual digital TL, etc.. Its been a champ believe it or not! I've even rode with it this year prolly 6-8 times so far. I only use Maxima 927 oil w/half 110/91 octane fuel.
On this engine last summer the throttle cable broke and it ghost rided up on shore and ran WFO for like 2 minutes and did not blow in the 110 degree weather!

I'm gonna get another one and replace it this year just for good measure, and the old one is gonna go in my B2 w/Frankenstein motor that I ride my kid around on.

I bought this crank new from UncleHulka for $200 shipped. He won it at the 06' Lanier ride.

I am a believer in the SBT crankshaft now. I used to detest SBT back when they were first starting out like 12-15 years ago. My friend bought a couple of their so called "rebuilt" engines back then and they were both fuct. It was indeed, SBT = Somebody Bought Trash! Or Short Blown Technologies! lol

They have come a long, long way since then!

 

[restosud]

wasn't there a thread about really cheap chinese bearings on sbt cranks sometime in 2007 or 2008 with peeps having problems and poor assembly as well?
could've been on pwc today.not sure.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

Maybe I got a real good one, I dont know. But I'm gonna try another one at $195! and they are welded also!
I'll report back next year. lol

The best place I have found for a Hot Rods is from Dan at Waterworks.
For $415 I got a new one for a friend and that include trueing and welding. I think it was $375 for new without welding.

 

[oxnard111]

Maybe I got a real good one, I dont know. But I'm gonna try another one at $195!
I'll report back next year. lol

ya even the last time i checked last september SBT cranks were $250, now $195???? wonder why they are lowering their prices?

 

[Mark44]

I would use SBT cranks in a heart beat. IMO

Mark44

 

[SUPERJET-113]

I dont know, that is kinda weird.
Just hope its not a typo and its the same quality as I got out of this crank.

 

[WaveDemon]

no, the prices went up to 195. they were 175 last year

 

[oxnard111]

no, the prices went up to 195. they were 175 last year

hmm maybe that was it... but i coulda sworn they were more expensive in the past.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

No, they were $275 for a long time. I've been looing at them periodically for the last year or so.
Someone can call and ask..

 

[FL-cracker]

Damn! I didnt even know they lowered the price down to $195!

I paid $275 for mine a couple years ago.

 

[Talsivar]

yeah, i bought one a couple years ago at $275. still going strong on my 85.5 big bore salt water sinking surf ski.

 

[Matt_E]

Ready for me to tow you, Tim? :haha:

 

[Talsivar]

that was probably my worst sinking. still the same crank though. if you see me broke down out in the surf in march leave me alone i'll swim it in.

 

[Matt_E]

Good call. I'll just circle you.

 

[WaveDemon]

No, they were $275 for a long time. I've been looing at them periodically for the last year or so.
Someone can call and ask..

hmm, maybe I wasn't thinking retail price then.

 

[tipafew]

I have about 8 or 9 years on a SBT crank(if my memory is right). That crank is now in my back up boat, but it has seen a LOT of hours.

 

[McDog]

With all this support for SBN cranks, and the fact that they are so cheap, it seems kinda dumb to spend a buttload more money for a "high end" crank.

 

[Etheraldreamer]

do i have do use my coupler of mine and if so how do i get it off

Or if you want to go super cheap just stick a piece of rope in the cylinder and use a 2x4 in the coupler. thats what i did. came right off np.

 

[augustaf]

Please, consider heating the coupler half. It softens the hardened teflon paste (if used) and of course expands the aluminum more than the steel of the crank, 200-250 deg is ideal.

 

[tipafew]

Or if you want to go super cheap just stick a piece of rope in the cylinder and use a 2x4 in the coupler. thats what i did. came right off np.

That's what I have done for years.