coolmanvette75

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Came from Jersey ehh? Where in Jersey. I havent heard of too many wrecked LT1 cars around here and I'm usually pretty in touch with the local LT1 cars...

Onesick784

Cast crank i beam rods forged pistons... ***** worth finding a forged stroker crank

coolmanvette75

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Get rid of that cast crank QUICK! Its weaker than stock

F0x Slaughter

As was just stated that crank with explode and you'll have buggys bunny jumping out your oil pan (rod being thrown into the pan).

Onesick784

Two years ago.. Dunno it was a red ttop car that was fucked ... Real hard

Onesick784

Its not gonna just explode car never sees six k. Ok back to the orig question what should i run on my new stock motor build lol looks like the trucks getting that lowerend

F0x Slaughter

Huh what are we talking about now?

Onesick784

Building an 87 pickup, if its a cast crank ill put that 383 motor in the truck it will be fine for what im gonna ask it to do. I dont think with stock heads and a shitty cam and stock throttle body that the crank is going to gernade when the ignition is chipped for 6 k rev limit

F0x Slaughter

Might as well.

RamAir95TA

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You give the Eagle cranks more credit than they deserve. Mine broke while idling through a parking lot with no load on it whatsoever. Many people have experienced similar failures. Your cam, stock heads, and stock throttle body will not change the lack of quality/craftsmanship of the crank.

Hate to be a negative Nancy but trust me - it's just not worth it!

Onesick784

Noted... Dont think im gonna stop driving the thing tho, its not a daily driver for me at all. Just a toy, that being said is it worth putting a forged eagle stroker crank in my 383 or shoul i go to - my 350 , what comp ratio do i want if im gonna spray it, or shoud i change cam and run it for the sason.what cams should i look at

Zlow28

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Definately. Joe just mentioned his went bad while in idle. And theres no point in having a toy you cant play with

As for the hotcam, its really not such a bad cam depending on the goal. Its just a poor choice for a 383.
From what i understood, you have a stock lt1 in your truck, and the extra 383 from the wrecked car. If your truck is your DD, consider dropping switching the hotcam into your 350 instead. Do a search on it to see what to expect from it. If you decide against it, you should still have no problem selling it since its pretty popular with stockish lt1s.

bufmatmuslepants

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Dibs on the hotcam if you sell it

95mysticta

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Well its safe to say your getting bashed hard and everyone has there points. A cast steel 383 crank is poor choice as they have of lately been snapping. When you want to start adding power your going to lessen your chances of it lasting. You could prob sell it off to someone and make some money to put towards that stock motor you have laying around and make some good reliable power for awhile till you want to build up the bottom properly when the that time comes. Id start by pulling the motor and inspecting the motor to see what all is in it for parts. If it for some reason turns out to be forged you might have something good to work with but if its cast get rid of it before something happens.

Onesick784

Thanks for all the help guys, im gonna see what i can find out about my motor when i get home, also i have a swap option to get my orig motor back and make it a numbers matching car...