440 crank forged or cast

House of Darts · 08-16-2011, 11:12 PM

I just came across a '75 440 with 29K miles. Can I use the cast crank in a Stocker motor that will be run with '69 motor specs? Will it hold up? Thanks

Paul Precht · 08-17-2011, 12:12 AM

Forged would be be better but they weigh the same and either should be fine under normal conditions. About 10 years ago I weighed a 440 cast, 440 steel, 400 cast, 383 steel and all were 76 lb on my scale, I was quite surprised.

njk53 · 08-22-2011, 02:33 PM

Depends upon how hard you are going to turn the motor. If over 6,500 rpm I would use a forged unit. The cast crank is definetly a weight advantage.

08-16-2011, 11:12 PM	#1
House of Darts Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 346 Likes: 19 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	440 crank forged or cast I just came across a '75 440 with 29K miles. Can I use the cast crank in a Stocker motor that will be run with '69 motor specs? Will it hold up? Thanks

08-17-2011, 12:12 AM	#2
Paul Precht Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Elysburg, Pa Posts: 726 Likes: 350 Liked 307 Times in 116 Posts	Re: 440 crank forged or cast Forged would be be better but they weigh the same and either should be fine under normal conditions. About 10 years ago I weighed a 440 cast, 440 steel, 400 cast, 383 steel and all were 76 lb on my scale, I was quite surprised.

08-22-2011, 02:33 PM	#3
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 440 crank forged or cast Depends upon how hard you are going to turn the motor. If over 6,500 rpm I would use a forged unit. The cast crank is definetly a weight advantage. __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345

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