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Old 09-24-2012   #44
Jagdpanzer
 
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Default Re: 368...should I, could I, would I

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Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
i've never had a good answer to why our cranks are so ******* expensive. I talked to a friend of mine who builds motors years ago and he couldn't believe what our cranks cost vs what he can get a race crank for
The reason is all the extra machining and drilling the LT5 crank requires. Production time is probably at least double a regular SBC crank.
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