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Originally Posted by Rust Buster
Well I was looking for a forged crank because I want to do this once, do it right and have it last for a long long time standing up to whatever I throw at it (heavy towing, hauling, no offroading) down the years. I'm certainly willing to listen about other ideas. Is it way overkill or part of a very solid foundation?
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Think of it this way - MOST factory engines came with cast cranks...and ones that aren't as good as the cast cranks today - and they did a lot of towing and lasted 100K miles plus
Forged is really more targeted for drag racing, high RPM and power adders (NOs, blowers, etc.)