with a big block the rule of thumb is 6000 rpm, that is if you are going to be running the engine under 6000, cast works as as well as forged. i am guessing small blocks are the same. tom 65 satellite --- Robert neal zimmerman <northwestweirdo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i went ahead and bought that forged steel 318 > crankfor my 340. It was > only 35.00 and the journals look beautiful. > But anyway I am just wonderin for wonderins sake > where the usage > cutoff point is betwwen a cast crank and a > forged crank. > Neal Zimmerman Eugene oregon > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class > > Your free subscription is supported by today's > sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Get $1,000 to spend on groceries? any way you > please. Click here! > caadAcAbOgXg2f/GrocerySpree > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., > send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total > volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to > Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com