Having an engine built and I'm in need of a new crank. Wondering if I should take a chance on finding a good OEM unit or getting a forged eagle crank. Billet is out of my range. Evo 8 shooting for about 500hp on EF3 and E85... Thanks for any info.

 

You'll be fine on stock crank, just make sure to have it checked out by your machine shop. Check for straightness, balance, and polish the journals.

 

Plan on having that done... Again. That's how I found out mine was cracked. I'm a little leary of buying a used OEM crank, people lie...

 

Oh, if you need to buy a crank, by all means pick up a forged eagle. It should still be balanced though. Eagle gets close, but not perfect. They do it on purpose, so you can balance it for the bob weight of the rods/pistons you'll be using.


Finding a good OEM crank can be a crap shoot.