Nos 455 Forged Steel Crank On Ebay [Archive]

zolav8

01-10-2008, 08:50 AM

Check Out This Hard To Find Piece Ebay # 230210823438

This seems to be a 1969 H/O.
The crank is under this number: 370012434155 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370012434155

76HOProposal

01-10-2008, 08:17 PM

Interesting piece. I've never seen an NOS one.

Let me be as honest as I can be and tell you.

FYI

YOU DON'T NEED IT! Unless you are revving well beyond 6000 rpm. At that point you are going all out and need a lot more that just a crank. In fact the only thing you MIGHT keep would be your block.

My 68 Hurst Olds should have came with one, according to the sales information released back then. So when I rebuilt it's engine, with no expense spared, I located and installed one. I did all kinds of other prep work to it before I installed it.

I can notice a slight difference in the way it's engine takes rpm that is different than the cast crank. Most other people can't tell at all. For the most part it was a big waste of money.

The common stock nodular cranks marked with a (N) on the first throw are good to 6000 rpm and are your best bet.