[blykins]

Just tossing around some build ideas.

JP....just cast iron, forged steel, and billet steel for the FE's.

New cranks from Scat (to the best of my knowledge) are either cast iron or billet steel I think.

I've found new Scat cast cranks that are already balanced in several different strokes for about $580. I called Scat about a billet piece a couple of years ago.....pretty sure it was close to $2000.

I've also found some vintage cast pieces that have been ground, chamfered and micro polished for about $150. Most of them are 10/10....but I don't see where that would hurt anything.

I can't afford the $2000 crank.....not that I would ever need one.....and it makes more sense to me to pay $150 for a crank ready to go than it does to pay $580 for one.

I just know what I would like to get out of my FE performance wise....just making sure the parts will support it.

Planning on H-Beam rods.....forged pistons....solid flat tappet cam.

If I go with the vintage crank, it's a 3.78" stroke. With a 4.130" bore, that would give me a 406.

I know I could get 550hp out of a 408 Windsor.....just don't think I can squeeze it out of an FE though.

Any suggestions?