[Keithc8]

All of the FE cranks we do are internally balanced or zero balanced. I have never had a problem with a billet crank in an FE. I have used the Valasco, Scat and a few other with no problems. I have used SB Ford billet cranks and made 2500HP with some of the turbo and blower stuff. You on who will do a billet crank for the FE engine as well.
I have used the factory 391 truck crank turned down in some of the Super Stock FE 428 engine when we could not get a good crank. Turned the journals to the 2.200 BBC size and stroked to 3.997. We made about 750 HP with these engine and turned them 8200 rpms. I have had them last decent but have also cracked them. You did not know if the crank had 50,000 or 100,000 miles on it. All you could do is crack check it and go from there.
I know the billet stuff is going to be much stronger than any cast crank we can get. The cast stuff will flex some and the billet stuff is stiffwer but a lot stronger. Have never had a problem with the snout on them. The Scat and Eagle cast stuff is forged over seas and the Scat stuff is turned here, Eagle stuff comes in done over seas.
We have a problem getting people to pay 3000.00 for a crankshaft of these engines and most of time they are not needed, like I said before we have done a lot of engine with the cast cranks and had very few problems. We have had no problems with the over seas 4340 forging and it mis only about 500.00 more than the cast crank and is what we should just make standard in the engines and go up that much on price.
You then have a guy shopping price and he sends over all of these spreads sheets from other guys so you give him a quote with those parts. You then tell him the up-grade prices and they make the decision from there. Price does matter to most people in the end. This mechanical stuff just does break some times.
Thanks, Keith