Re: [AMC-List] Forged 290-360 I-beam rods

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: A few years back I found a company that made billet cranks to order and I 
almost put out the $3500 to get one for my stroker 6, but then I lost my job 
and money got tight. (sold the old money pit and now have a cheaper one to 
play with!)


From: Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Forged 290-360 I-beam rods
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Jim,

You are right, you still have a cast crank.  That is a
much, much larger investment than the rods in which so
far, there has not been enough support to move forward
with a forged crank.  I have looked into making a
forged crank and rod stroker set up that would work on
most of our engines to increase the cubic inch.  I
would have to be a complete rotating assembly with
pistons balance to drop right in. If I had at least a
dozen guys right off the bat who would pony up some
money, I would seriously consider moving forward.

Even with a cast crank in the smaller engines, the
cast rods are the weaker link.  In most applications,
the crank will hold up much longer and at higher rpms
than the rods will.  Baby steps.  Work on the weaker
parts and the stuff that will sell and then hopefully
tackle the larger more expensive parts later.

Thanks,

Nick Alfano
Alfano Performance

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