Quote Originally Posted by BigTruckDriver
True about the weld, but then the area around the weld will be the first to give.
Why??
If they welder does his job the area around the weld will not be compremised.
I had an old 454 1053 steel crank that I spun a rod on about 15 yrs ago.
I had it welded up and ran another two seasons on it.
12.5 to 1 comp. ratio and 7,000 rpm's.
Last I knew 4 years ago it was still in a street car and un-broken.
I think a lot of it depends on the welder's experience.