Ted didn't stop. The guy making the spacer just disappeared. I offered my spacer as a template but he didn't want to do it at that time.

My engine has forged pistons and rods with ARP 2000 hardware. Stock heads with Teds cam and valvetrain. Races on 104. Currently it makes 732 rwhp but once I can get traction Ill start to up that a little. At one point Id like to have 800 rwhp. My set up is far from some of the things guys are doing but it has worked for me!!

It was the LSX crank,i wasnt to happy since i bought the crate motor for peace of mind. On a side note a 9-1 motor is a 9-1 motor the block doesnt add any power :thumb: Also the company that makes the crank and rods for the LSX motors rate them at 750 flywheel,another fact i wasnt to happy with

I have a few spacers if you know of anyone that needs one.

Yeah I can also get someone a spacer, just PM me, Hendrix knows their stuff with the Maggie.

The aftermarket cranks are a pretty good deal compared to what you pay for reusing a stock crank, especially for the blower cars.

The stock crank will be light on the counterweights for a forged rod and piston combo, so it would need heavy metal installed to balance out. Not to mention that they are not keyed for a supercharger, so you would have to pay to either key it in a mill at the machine shop (which is the best way) or have it "pinned", which has it's own problems for sure.

The aftermarket cranks will have the heavy metal installed and are really close to what most forged piston and rod combos will weigh and won't even need any more heavy metal when you have it balanced. They are also already keyed all the way up the snout for the keyed balancers for supercharged cars.

In the end, you have paid almost just as much for a stock crank, and you're still down 40 cubic inches.

Even the B15 version? At that rate your better of buying a built shortblock from Texas Speed.

I'm that guy :bonk: Forged cranks are cheap compared to the cost of everything else a big build needs, so why risk it?

The B15 is a stout motor, much better than the old LSX376-B8. The B15 is made for 15 pounds of boost, so it can take a good deal of punishment. I was going to use one in my car, but I went for displacement instead.

Just as GM Did on engine Dyno at 15 psi for 24 hrs.I spoke
with them more than once at SEMA (nov 2012) about this engine
and it's rod bolts,pistons,heads,camshaft profile....etc.

They went through many different ring packs on this engine
to ensure it would do as advertised.I have plenty of confidence.

With a warranty!

Yeah that's what I remember reading and I was like that looks like a stout piece. I'm not chasing down any world records so adding another 100lbs to the nose doesn't concern me much. Looks like it would be perfect for me as 15lbs is about all my blower is gonna make + a bigger shot could be perfect. Can't beat the price either.

What I wonder is how much power I'm going to loose going to this motor with the compression ratio from a stock LS3

Maybe 40hp tops is all you're gonna lose.

I'm under the impression they were using the stock style rod bolts which would really make me nervous even more so if you plan on putting any good rpms to the engine but maybe I'm misinformed.

If your staying under a 1000 with a supercharger I wouldn't spend the money if I wanted to stay stock cubes. If I was going to buy a forged crank I would spend the money on a nice one. I've seen quite a few cheaper ones break but I've never seen a stock one break. A turbo unless you were shooting for crazy numbers or more cubes there really isn't any reason to change it out. Mighty Mouse ran mid and low 8's in his 3800 lb turbo car for years with a Erl block and a stock crank put 20k miles on it also in that time.

I mean thats where about I'm thinking I will end. Probably dead on around about a 1000whp. I'm sure I can make it stock cubes and I like the 6 bolt heads that come with it but maybe its more cost effective to put the right components in the LS3.

I was looking at the B15 strongly or buying a shortblock from TSP. I'm up in the air but the stock stuff is taking a beating so far so I'll keep it moving.

You will breaking that tr6060 alot with that much power and hooking. You shouldnt need 6 bolt heads for that power doesnt hurt though.