500 cube engine recipes

On crankshafts, the stock cranks Ma Mopar makes, and most companys sell, are not center counter weighted simply to save money. While this works well in most applications the displaced balance load winds up on the center three bearings. And take a guess where cap walk and broken blocks happen. I have a Mega block designed (supposedly) to handle a lot of power. It had cap walk even with studs and four bolt main caps. I bought a center weighted crank for the last build, and the problem is gone. That tells me that a center weighted crank would really help a stock block live a long life if it is filled and has good main caps. On top of that, the crank will live a lot better as well. That first crank was cracked at 100 passes making 880 hp. So if you can fit it into your budget, or run across one that fits your needs, it would really be worth considering.