400 stroker

Ahh,I see. I had this same conversation with my engine builder. Grinding a good deal of the material off the weights yourself saves some money. I plan on offset grinding to acheive roughly 470 cid.I agree with you,the factory crank is a heavy pig,and must be drastically lightened but the good part is you dont need to add weight,just lose it.
Is the nitriding totally necessary?
And the way I see it,I already have the crank so I dont have to pay for shipping on a new one.And balancing a new crank can be costly,due to mallory metal slugs if needed,so theres that.

Anyways,each to their own .