273 dilemma

Forged crank 340 counter weights are not bigger than forged crank 318"s. they are the same casting #, BUT, rod journal 1 / 2 and journal 7/8 have a lightning hole bored into them to reduce the weight. Pics 340 left 318 right.
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YUP. To offset the heavier connecting rods of the 340.