Prowler V6

[Todd....!!]

Thanks for that heads up about the steel cranks Jason!,

I always check the crank, rods, n pistons PERSONALLY by eye to make SURE
they're a froging or casting, by the casting marks.... if the things
polished, I don't know HOW to tell for sure....  maybe see if a
magnet'll stick to it or somethin? haha...? Just kiddin, if the magnet
don't stick, then it's either some sorta alloy, or aluminum(Rods, not
crank)

Just a quick general self-checker question:

Anybody in here ever ran FORGED steel pistons?  or do most of ya'll only
run CAST iron pistons?

Just wonderin what kinda answers I'll get from this....

I run forged hypereutectic myself, but a magnet won't stick to ANY of
em!

Anyone know why?

LATER!

Todd....!!
http://www.c-com.net/~atc347/toddlnk.htm



SPECTRO COATING CORP. wrote:
> 
> >Whilst in Louisville, Kentuckey a few summers ago, QUITE a few, back in
> >college, I went by a steel plant... they had a bunch a cranks that they
> >were creating out of RAW MOLTEN STEEL!!  COOL?  Anyhoo they said that
> >the cranks were for Toyota Camry's!  They were FORGED!!!  NEW CAMRY'S,
> >at least about 5 to 8 years ago had FORGED CRANKS, didn't see any rods
> >lyin around....
> 
> Toyota does know how to build engines...
> 
> >So ya see, when ya say 'plain vanilla', back in the 60's and early 70's
> >and some MAYBE EVEN NOW, ALL Mopars came with FORGED cranks and rods,
> >wheras most others had meager cast units....
> >
> >I've heard that most s.b. chev 4-bolt main blocks had forged cranks, but
> >this hasn't been sildified/proven yet to me anyways, anybody?
> >
> Actually - no don't bet on a 4 bolt having a forged crank unless...
> 
> A. its an LT-1 (no, not the 90's kind - the 70's kind) or
> 
> B. It's in a school bus (really!), or out of a medium duty truck.
> 
> FWIW - Jason