Re: 318 - 360 interchange; was Cat question

From: JT McBride (James.McBride@GDEsystems.COM)
Date: Fri Feb 20 1998 - 16:26:45 EST


>all mopars with forged steel crank are exterally balanced...all with
>cast crank are internally balanced

I presume that is because you would weaken a forging by removing material
from the surface.

Does that mean replacing a cast crank with a forged one would force you
to balance externally?

Are billet cranks REALLY the way to go for an engine whose block was
designed for an internally balanced crank?

Jim



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