Building a 383 stroker
04-13-2010, 02:14 AM
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People are scared of it because there have been alleged quality control issues with it like the Eagle cranks. Just have a competent machinist work on it. Make doubly sure to get the crank snout, crank flange (for flywheel/flex plate) and pilot hole diameters measured to insure they are at stock spec.
04-13-2010, 02:39 AM
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That 600 bucks turns into nearly a grand pretty fast
04-13-2010, 09:19 AM
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Also, thats 550 up here in canada, and although our dollar is nearly on par, you gotta pay 6? % brinding it across the boarder, the taxes on buying it, and taxes in the province we live in for buying it. Not to mention shipping!
That 600 bucks turns into nearly a grand pretty fast
That 600 bucks turns into nearly a grand pretty fast
04-13-2010, 12:08 PM
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Crank was just delievered to my work 
The mechanics in the shop (Im a service writer) keep asking what I'm building! haha. When I ordered the crank, the guy at the parts store asked if I wanted to order the balancer with it. Anything I should know about that?
The mechanics in the shop (Im a service writer) keep asking what I'm building! haha. When I ordered the crank, the guy at the parts store asked if I wanted to order the balancer with it. Anything I should know about that?
04-13-2010, 12:09 PM
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PS - Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions and is helping "guide me along". My builder is great and has been teaching me a lot as we go as well. Definately a good learning experience
04-13-2010, 12:31 PM
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Yup, extremely shitty job! I'm basically just a scapegoat. Oh well, only 5 more months and I'm off to autobody school and will never have to sit behind a desk again! 
Can I not re-use my stock flexplate?
Can I not re-use my stock flexplate?
04-13-2010, 02:32 PM
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you don't need a new balancer unless you are spinning that thing to the moon or would like to have the balancer keyed due to a supercharger or something like that, the stock damper is just that a damper so it is "neutral balanced". If you are having it internally balanced than it is not absolutely necessary to balance the crank and flexplate at the same time but it is always a good idea to check balancing before assembly.
04-14-2010, 02:48 AM
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Get the rotating assembly internally balanced. Reason being if you ever need to replace the flywheel/flexplate it's as easy as getting the new piece zero balanced and you'll be on your way. If it's externally balanced you will have to get the new piece balanced with the rotating assy which requires you to take it out of the block.
04-14-2010, 03:04 AM
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^^ not necessarily, if you balance it to stock specs you just replace with oem replacements. Granted their tolerances are not nearly as tight as most of us would like but it would work. However, internal balancing is the way to go