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Old 09-18-2020, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by olddog View Post
I think the old 391 large truck engines had steel cranks that you could turn the front down, for high performance use back in the day. Last one I saw was 15 yrs ago. Maybe they are all gone or maybe you trust new stuff more. Anyway it was a thought -- not necessarily a good one though.
You can do it that way, but you end up with thousands of dollars in them. Not only do the snouts have to be turned down, but the flywheel flanges too, in addition to converting the rod journals to BBC.

The custom Scat has undercut pendulums, gun drilled mains, scalloped flywheel flange, and only weighs about 55 lbs. Plus they make it to fit your bobweight so it doesn't require $700 worth of metal like the 391 crank can.
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