cast/forged crankshaft question

[knight2589]

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

[disturbed_1]

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

[knight2589]

ha thought something was weird when he told me that. scary that people that sell parts for rebuilds have no idea what they're talkingt about=/

[GOTRICE]

Forging is casting into molds under pressure. Much better properties from the process.

[Ondontii]

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

[VR4-GASM]

IIRC, the cranks in '93+ TT's and '94+ DOHC NA's were forged stock.

[levani041491]

how mach power you can make with forger??/ i mean TOP power and wahts TOP power with cast ?

[Forest Gump]

no doubt forged is better, but I am still running the original cast crank that came in my car 150,000 miles ago.

[levani041491]

can i go like 400HP or meybe 400AWHP? i want 350 AWHP TOP i do not need more than that

[Forest Gump]

Originally Posted by levani041491

can i go like 400HP or meybe 400AWHP? i want 350 AWHP TOP i do not need more than that

yes, I am running about 450 crank.