whats the down side to a cross drilled crankshaft

Old 01-21-2009, 07:13 PM
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Default whats the down side to a cross drilled crankshaft

im in the market for a 427 bbc gm crankshaft for an 8000 rpm application and need to know if the non cross drilled truck cranks were a better choice than the cross drilled nitrided gm hot rod cranks .
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Old 01-21-2009, 08:12 PM
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I'm not a GM guy but you might mention what kind of vehicle it's going in, and if carbed or power added.
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Old 01-23-2009, 09:26 AM
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NO on the cross drilled go to speedtalk and do a search there is a bunch of info as to the reasons FOR And against

http://speedtalk.com/forum/viewtopic...+drilled+crank
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Old 01-24-2009, 02:06 PM
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They tend to weaken the crank a little,mopars use a full groove bearing but I think chevies prefer a 1/2 groove due to the fact they tend to oil the top end first,just my opinion
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Old 01-24-2009, 04:24 PM
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Cross drilling thro's oil out away from the bearings.( thats an old trick to crossdrill) People I know DOMT do it anymore!!DR.
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