Wow!! I can't believe the storys I'm reading here. Funny too.... through the grapevine here in Cali, bruce doesn't have a very good reputation either.
Man!! I can't believe he gave you a different crank!! We use Castillos Crankshaft here in So. Cali for all our cranks. They do amazing work. They deburr the cranks, straighten them, and then grind them. They leave as much radius in the cranks as possible. Duttweiler and many other engine builders I know use them out here. They are the cat's meow with crankshafts. Bruce may have sent you a "bent" crank, or a crank with thrust issues. Things/problems that may go unseen until assembly or clearance checking. Make sure to check and see if the crank is straight before you use it. Make sure you don't have excess crank end play. And check all the journals for being symetrical (all the same dimensions).
I wonder if he may be keeping the blocks with less core shift or thicker cylinder walls (assuming he has a sonic checker)? Strange.
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