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the diesel definitely used the stronger crank .. he probably meant to say that the kia and the mazda used the same crank .. coz the gas crank will not make it with the diesel or u will have a problem ..well thats what im hoping he meant .. or it will really be a big contradiction ..


Well, he made it pretty clear that the crankshafts in the Mazda engine vs Kia are different. And that statement I've heard before from other sources. But the reason given was a forged crank vs a cast crank. So it doesn't make sense unless the diesel engines are running around with an inherently weak crankshaft. Or...maybe it is forged after all. If it is we have one bulletproof bottom end. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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