K, so i'm in the middle of a rebuild and a tt conversion and was buying a new crankshaft. Something he told me puzzled me an i wanted to get you guy's input. He said he had a bunch of forged cranks because they are crappy and most people with 3k's end up putting in a cast crank.
I knew, well thought i guess, that forged cranks were stronger. I don't know if this guy was full of s**t or what. Anyway input would be appreciated
Yes forged cranks are definitely stronger. You can tell if its a forged crank by tapping the end where the crank pulley bolt goes on and it will make a high pitched ring if it is forged. Cast cranks FTL
how much power do you want to make?
For a 9b setup, just take a crankshaft out of a minivan. It will be fine. Probably only cost 50 bucks, and it won't have been beaten on!
No point getting a forged crankshaft for that.
I only use cast crankshafts and have never had a problem
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how mach power you can make with forger??/ i mean TOP power and wahts TOP power with cast ?
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cast/forged crankshaft question
