All of a sudden, the ubiquitous 383 is the wee-man on the block. With 400-plus cubic-inch small-blocks becoming more the rule than the exception, yesteryear's stroker combos have developed a bad case ...

Ah, memories. It seems like only yesterday when offset grinding a crank for a miniscule bump in cubic inches was the only game in town. Anyone lucky enough to score a 400 small-block crank at a swap ...

These days, forged cranks are scarcer than pickpockets in a nudist colony. Only Chevrolet still offers them in any quantity. If you own a Ford, Olds, or Chrysler Hemi,forget it. And when it comes to ...

In recent months Chevrolet has begun to offer some rather unique crankshafts in their parts catalog. These crankshafts are forged units, designed for high-performance applications. The unique thing ...

The art of forging dates to at least 4000BC and probably earlier. Metals such as bronze and wrought iron were forged by early man to produce hand toots and weapons of war. Forging of wrought iron and ...

VEEDERSBURG, IN--(Marketwired - December 03, 2015) - thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co., LLC, a leading manufacturer of high quality forged and machined crankshafts for heavy-duty commercial trucks, ...

SMI Amtek Crankshaft, a JV company owned by Sumitomo Metal Industries, Sumitomo Corporation, and Amtek Auto, is installing a second forging press line in order to respond to rapidly growing demand for ...