yeah...until you price out a new gm crank....or you could get a reman crank....and have it snap on you and destroy 2k worth of parts.
even if your rebuilding....you need to get a good used engine anyways to have a good crank and good rods. cant resize the PM rods without expensive oversize shell bearings.
i believe eric still has his custom 4500$ two piece crank.
biggest problem is these engines are not designed for std babbit bearings, they only last when the aluminum bearings are in em.
the std oiling system mods dont hurt ether
