Originally Posted by Hot 340
There's quite a difference between the Scat and Eagle castings. The Eagles will literally break in a stock rebuild application. LOOK at the cross section of those cranks leading up to the rod crankpin. Ridiculously thin. Absolute garbage. The Scat's castings are thicker and more money. At that point might as well put a steel one in it. Why throw mallory in a stupid casting anyway.


My mate just ordered a 4.150 Eagle kit to build his 493BB, I told him no, lets hope it holds up, its a 650>700hp brkt build.

On the SB stoker we got a guy here who runs a very mild 340/416 in a sorted Demon in our NSS class>
Stock J heads 2.02
10:1CR
Hyd. cam, .475"/.494", @.050?
small hdrs
air gap 750DP, now a TR with 2 650DP's
makes around 415fwhp and goes 11.50's, has been in the 11.3's@117, around 3200lbs
shifts@5600, traps near 6000, Hughes 3500stall
3.91's/28" slicks, SS springs..

Last edited by rb446; 11/03/22 07:51 AM.

1969 'Cuda 446ci, best 9.96@133.9 in 1990
1971 340 'Cuda, best 11.01@122.8 in 1987