Crankshafts for 5.7 or 6.0" rods
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Crankshafts for 5.7 or 6.0" rods
I see that Eagle and Scat ect list SBC 383 cranks designed for 5.7 and 6.0" conrods. Whats the difference between these cranks? I would have thought that the cranks were the same, and any difference in rod length would be taken care of by selecting a piston with the correct compression height..
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Re: Crankshafts for 5.7 or 6.0" rods
=b73 wrote:I see that Eagle and Scat ect list SBC 383 cranks designed for 5.7 and 6.0" conrods. Whats the difference between these cranks? I would have thought that the cranks were the same, and any difference in rod length would be taken care of by selecting a piston with the correct compression height..
Counterweights are larger in diameter for a 6" rod crank which makes internal balancing much easier & less expensive.
They need to be cut down for the 5.7 rod or when you get to BDC very bad things happen
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