Rev the *** out of the L-82 with a forged crank. I do. And when I go 383 or 427 it will be all forged.
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thanks scott,i know a little about rebuilding motors i was just a little confused about so many options on a 383 stroker kit,i think im going to go with a kit thats already balanced and go from there,i just wanted to make sure i couldnt use my origanal crank and rods,i take it i have to dissasemble the whole motor bring it a motor shop and have it cleaned an checked and find out the exact cylinder bore before i order a kit then go mfrom there,am i on the right track,again thanks for the help,i dont want to screw anything up
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I didnt see were the op was going cast. Forged cranks dont cost that much more. like i said before, If its the original l82 block id moth ball it and start with a 4 bolt block.
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thanks scott,i know a little about rebuilding motors i was just a little confused about so many options on a 383 stroker kit,i think im going to go with a kit thats already balanced and go from there,i just wanted to make sure i couldnt use my origanal crank and rods,i take it i have to dissasemble the whole motor bring it a motor shop and have it cleaned an checked and find out the exact cylinder bore before i order a kit then go mfrom there,am i on the right track,again thanks for the help,i dont want to screw anything up
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Cast crank and hyper pistons, but damn, the price is right. And I would bet that it would hold up just fine in a 400 HP, sub 6000 rpm engine. Just to keep things in perspective.
Also, I think a brand new cast crank, made using modern production methods, might be a lot stronger than a 40 year old one. Is there anybody out there who knows a little metallurgy who would care to comment on that?
Scott
Cast crank and hyper pistons, but damn, the price is right. And I would bet that it would hold up just fine in a 400 HP, sub 6000 rpm engine. Just to keep things in perspective.
Also, I think a brand new cast crank, made using modern production methods, might be a lot stronger than a 40 year old one. Is there anybody out there who knows a little metallurgy who would care to comment on that?
Scott
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People push cast assemblies with hyper pistons, some live and some don't. Im a forged fan for any performance application for 2 reasons, the first being piece of mind, if I'm gonna spend money and put forth the effort I want a solid foundation, hypers don't hold up well to tuning errors, the second being that I'm never satisfied, I want more and a forged bottom end allows for room toexpand some. While a forged bottom isn't completely nesicerry for some, others such as my self get bitten by the bug and more is never enough. Jmo.
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People push cast assemblies with hyper pistons, some live and some don't. Im a forged fan for any performance application for 2 reasons, the first being piece of mind, if I'm gonna spend money and put forth the effort I want a solid foundation, hypers don't hold up well to tuning errors, the second being that I'm never satisfied, I want more and a forged bottom end allows for room toexpand some. While a forged bottom isn't completely nesicerry for some, others such as my self get bitten by the bug and more is never enough. Jmo.
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