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Originally Posted by steve25
Cast iron and steel info.
Cast iron is about 450 lbs per cubic foot, steel comes in at about 490 per cubic ft.
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If the cast iron Crankshaft needs to be heavier to have the same strength as the steel crankshaft then the cast iron crank will be heavier for any given application to live. Simple enough.
Tom V.
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