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Originally Posted by gtofreek
The last time I used an Eagle cast crank, it was in an engine making around 600-650 HP. That engine ran great right up to the point where the crank broke in 3 pieces at the 3'rd rod journal back and split the block in two. All the bearings on that crank looked good, so it was just a matter of the Chinese cast iron couldn't hold the power. That was the last time I used one of those cranks. I just don't trust them anymore. I'm quit certain a factory crank would have held up just fine in that engine. This was back in the early 2000's when these cast Eagles were the only option before all the forged cranks came out. Maybe they have gotten better, I don't know. Never been willing to try another.
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Ive seen several engines taken out at the dragstrip by failing Eagle cranks when they first came out. The only thing those Eagle cast cranks are good for is maybe a mailbox stand. I don't know why anyone would use one. Time Bomb!