Who builds reliable race/street engines?

The whole internal vs external debate has been around forever. I consider it to be an "each their own" thing. many of our higher HP engines are in fact internal balance.
Guys that have certain impressions of practices one way or another certainly aren't going to change those beliefs just B/C I post on a forum.

What I try to speak to, for potential customers, is that blanket statement "facts" that I consider "muscle car wives tales"
Like "Cast cranks don't hold up"...."assemblies NEED balanced a certain way", etc.

Think for a second how many engines GM, Chrysler, and Ford produced...ever.
Did they balance every single assembly as a unit? No. Why? because in the mass production process we can QC rods, pistons, rings, cranks etc.
You should see our QC area and R&D departments...our specs are MUCH tighter than the OEM's

Now those that say... "well a stock 360 only made XX horsepower" "so thats different"
EXACTLY!!!!!!!! You don't have to apply Top fuel funny car engine logic / cost to a 6200 RPM street engine with 470 HP.

If you're building a 900 HP race engine, then yes. internal balance it down to the flywheel bolts, and use a forged fastener on everything up to the waterneck. Great. thats how i would do it too.

you simply can't always apply things that were true decades ago, to todays MFG and Material process's. Just like you don't always need race engine expense, on street engine builds.

Not arguing with anyone, not looking for one. Just my morning Coffee 2 cents worth of yammering, and some food for thought.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, and again, I thank anyone thats looking at one of our engines!!!