[screamingchief]

No engine under 700 HP really NEEDS a forged crank.

That does'nt matter,what matters is what the owner WANTS...

What if a fella has a stock dimensioned 450-550 HP/NA 400 and sprays it with 175-200 HP (or more) of nitrous?

Would he not find some piece of mind with a forging???

And again why turn your back on that customer?

Especially for the sake of even fewer customers that are likely to build that "all out" sorta 3.75" stroke crank combo to begin with,when those guys could simply turn down a stock journal crank to get what they want for very little trouble.

Why not make the BBC journal an option on the stock pontiac rod journal and charge a small fee for that?

Just how many folks do you guys think are out there building 700HP with their 3.75" stroke combos compared to the "cheapskates" who build closer to 450-550 HP with their 3.75" combos?

If a fella were a suspicious type they may feel your stand on the subject is based on the theory you "machinist guys" might be affraid that cuts into your business?

That or ya'll have just lost touch entirely with that segment of the hobby...

Count them fellas,there have already been at least 5 cranks that could possibly have been sold if they used a stock journal here in this thread,and I'm sure there are alot more that would feel exactly the same way we do.

Eagle has a rod they stock in volume, BBC journals, 6.635" C-C. That's .010" longer than stock, but that just means less to be decked...

And what if I already have the rods?

What if I dont want to modify my pistons I already have for the .990" pins??

What if the combo has already been zero decked???

It's easy to "armchair quaterback" this debate when it's not your budgets bottom line that's at stake...

I know there are 6.625 BBC rods with 2.20 rod ends.

Do tell,,,where,,,who makes them???

I've yet to find anybody making a 6.625" long,2.20" rod journal,.980" pin rod yet,not from any vendor,and I've looked pretty damn hard.

The only rods I've found available like that would be custom built,and the cost is obviously more than "off the shelf" rods that are currently available.

If Spotts had them,he had them make a batch custom for him likely,I doubt they were "standard production" pieces,and they are'nt listed on his website,,,soooo...

If indeed rods like this were available at competitive prices,that alone might quiet the debate a bit.

But that still would'nt make a bit of difference with the motor that has the eagle rods in it now...

The logic is simple,you can take material off very easily,you cant put it back on...

Would you guys buy a bunch of 2' long 2x4's to build something that needs 8' or 10' long 2x4's???

I seriously doubt it.