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texasred · 01-13-2007, 06:24 PM

IMHO-You don't really need a forged crank. There's plenty of drag cars running steel cranks.

Also IMHO-Aluminum heads? $1800 for unported bare heads which don't flow any better than cast heads out of the box. You spend a lot of bucks to save 50 lbs.

True-There's a guy on ROP (I forget his name...maybe RedDropTop?) runs a street 'charger on his Cutlass.

True-Ch#vy drivers makes a big deal out of 4 bolt mains, but their blocks have low nickel content unlike Olds....so 4 bolts in mush is better than two bolts in mush.

More true-I say it a lot, but my best bud runs a 70 442 W-30 with unported iron heads and a QJet deep into the 11s. He is also a builder/blueprinter specializing in Olds.

Really true-If you put a location in your profile, maybe we could suggest someone close to you.

C.J.

01-13-2007, 06:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
texasred Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 807	IMHO-You don't really need a forged crank. There's plenty of drag cars running steel cranks. Also IMHO-Aluminum heads? $1800 for unported bare heads which don't flow any better than cast heads out of the box. You spend a lot of bucks to save 50 lbs. True-There's a guy on ROP (I forget his name...maybe RedDropTop?) runs a street 'charger on his Cutlass. True-Ch#vy drivers makes a big deal out of 4 bolt mains, but their blocks have low nickel content unlike Olds....so 4 bolts in mush is better than two bolts in mush. More true-I say it a lot, but my best bud runs a 70 442 W-30 with unported iron heads and a QJet deep into the 11s. He is also a builder/blueprinter specializing in Olds. Really true-If you put a location in your profile, maybe we could suggest someone close to you. C.J. __________________ Home of the 1971 Cutlass Supreme convertible Super Karate Monkey Death Car.