Cast versus Forged?

do yourself a favor and get a factory cast crank (aka used piece) off craigslist or something. The old school quality cast cranks that came in our small blocks are tough as nails and often times as strong as the new chinese forged units, i wouldn't even waste my money on a new forged unit unless it was from K1, Callies etc..i'm using the stock 71' 360 cast crank in my motor and it will be right at 400rwhp and stock rods too, won't spin it past 6K though....-Dan