Thread: EAGLE vs. SCAT

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With Eagle and SCAT, there is little difference. Both have quality parts. I have heard on other forums that CAT stuff does not have as good a finish as Eagle or SCAT, although I have no direct experience. My engine was built with an Eagle rotating assembly because that is what my machine shop sold. I have also heard very good things about the quality of Compstar products. Eagle and SCAT parts are cast/forged in China and shipped to the US where they are machined and finished. CAT is also a a foreign made product (China, I think) but I don't know where they are machined and finished.

Originally Posted by rumrumm

With Eagle and SCAT, there is little difference. Both have quality parts. I have heard on other forums that CAT stuff does not have as good a finish as Eagle or SCAT, although I have no direct experience. My engine was built with an Eagle rotating assembly because that is what my machine shop sold. I have also heard very good things about the quality of Compstar products.

well its made for and finsh by callies so it good.. as for the finsh i seen Cats that hold size and finsh better then some other and used many of the scats there size and rod weigth is better then alot and with cranks as well . eagle had some bad SBC cranks get out with a smaller then size snout get out. i look in to this alot of were they come frome forging numbers .i have cars that run low times at the track as well as truck puller .i used alot of the H beam rods and cranks from all brands out there so use what you want i know what fits the best and holds up the best so far

I have used probably 25-30 of Scats kits and the same number of Eagle kits (and/or perts) and have always found the Scat machine work to be higher quality. I ran into some Eagle cranks that had as much as a .0005 taper on the rod journals. Just bad machine work, in that case polishing.

I prefer the Scat stuff for low cost and quality.

Ive had a scat crank and there Hbeam rods in my 521 ford(jetboat) for 2yrs now, has been great so far.