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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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lt1 crank

It seems to be pretty easy to get 400 to 450 hp out of an lt1 with heads and a good cam. Will the stock crank take this abuse or do you need to upgrade to a forged one.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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Re: lt1 crank

The stock LT1 crank will be fine with those power levels.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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Re: lt1 crank

Mine is just fine.
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