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408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? #1387754 02/14/13 10:52 PM 02/14/13 10:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 388 this world D drifter OP enthusiast
drifter OP enthusiast D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 388 this world	Hello building a low buck pump gas cruzer 408 from a 360 whos crank is better? scat or eagle does one balance easier then the other? Are they both internal balance? i want to use a cast crank and i beam rods with kb pistons i probaly

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: drifter] #1387755 02/14/13 10:56 PM 02/14/13 10:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	Use a scat cast crank...there are pictures and post of broken/cracked eagle cast cranks. Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: 70AARcuda] #1387756 02/14/13 11:01 PM 02/14/13 11:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington T Triple Threat master
Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	Scat -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: drifter] #1387757 02/14/13 11:20 PM 02/14/13 11:20 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,418 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY Dragula I Live Here
Dragula I Live Here Joined: May 2004 Posts: 12,418 Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY	Should just buy my 408 W2 engine... '70 Cuda,...605 EFI Hemi Street Car (6.20 best pass, 1.33 60ft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYw6RA-k5Bk (6.25 at 108.75mph from inside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQEb9uxFng (6.25 at 108mph from outside car) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCvfzsC4NgM (9.9) '66 Barracuda AWB Stretched nose Blown 440 Car in build stage '71 Duster Drag Car 400 Low Deck 512 best 6.002 at 115.44mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znuo3jMUXTk

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: drifter] #1387758 02/14/13 11:26 PM 02/14/13 11:26 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,544 Syracuse,NY CompWedgeEngines master
CompWedgeEngines master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,544 Syracuse,NY	The Scat for sure. The Eagle steel cranks are absolutley fine,( as far as toughness) but different story on the cast stuff. RIP Monte Smith Your work is a reflection of yourself, autograph it with quality. WD for Diamond Pistons,Sidewinder cylinder heads, Wiseco, K1 rods and cranks,BAM lifters, Morel lifters, Molnar Technologies, Harland Sharp, Pro Gear, Cometic, King Engine Bearings and many others.

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: drifter] #1387759 02/14/13 11:28 PM 02/14/13 11:28 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 458 Michigan BPE mopar
BPE mopar Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 458 Michigan	Of the two you listed, the Scat crank and I beam rods are a better choice hands down. Rod

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: drifter] #1387760 02/15/13 03:13 PM 02/15/13 03:13 PM
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471Magnum master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,719 Space Station #5	Scat for sure if you're going cast. Have it checked before buying bearings though. Mine was pretty tight on the mains. -Jim I can fix it... my old man is a television repairman. He's got the ultimate set of tools... I can fix it. Currently Mopar-less

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: 471Magnum] #1387761 02/15/13 05:08 PM 02/15/13 05:08 PM
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Oyvind Mopar mopar Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 413 Norway (old world)	Scat. It is heavier but will internally balance with I-beam rods. Heavier H-beam rods might need mallory inserts in crank to internally balance out. Eagle can be balanced to the heavier H-beams, but it is a total mismatch as these cranks lack material in critical stressed places and will break long before the H-beams give up! The Eagle cast look almost identical to Eagle forged, but the inferior material make them break. If budget/cast: Go Scat and I-beam! My

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: Oyvind Mopar] #1387762 02/15/13 07:43 PM 02/15/13 07:43 PM
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darndart member D Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 35 Minot, ND	I'm running a Scat! 73 Dart Sport 340, 410ci, Indy 360-2 230CNC. 72 Demon 340 4-speed 01 Ram Quad Cab 89 Mustang LX Boss 331,C4,HP76mm turbo, FAST EFI 86 Mustang GT 5.0 AOD 82 Capri RS 306, Fox Lake Stage 1 TW, N41, T5,etc.

Re: 408 stroker whos crank is better scat or eagle? [Re: darndart] #1387763 02/15/13 08:28 PM 02/15/13 08:28 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 9,366 Lehigh Acres, Florida rickstershemi master
rickstershemi master Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 9,366 Lehigh Acres, Florida	408/360 scat cast here with scat i-beams and icon flat top pistons....internally balanced crank took a very small amount of Mallory.... Rickster

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