Scat rods and crankshafts

[pittsburghracer]

I never heard this before

 

[pittsburghracer]

Where are scat crankshafts manufactured?


Redondo Beach, California

With over 50 years of manufacturing experience in Redondo Beach, California, SCAT Crankshafts proudly produces some of the finest crankshafts and connecting rods in the world.

 

[-Boosted-]

Makes me want to go out and buy a Scat crank now.... lol

What part of the process is done overseas? Just the forging?

 

[pittsburghracer]

Makes me want to go out and buy a Scat crank now.... lol

What part of the process is done overseas? Just the forging?

I Dont know. The other post made me do some fast research and I was shocked by this myself

 

[Bobzilla]

There is an interview out there somewhere with Tom Leib. He talked about the how he was working carefully with the place he selected to do the forgings in China and how he passed on a few shops based on the visits to those facilities. In the same interview he talked about how the the forgings for their standard weight cranks and lightweight cranks are identical. The difference is the standard weight are fully machined in China to help keep the costs down. The lightweight crankshafts are the same forgings but get the lightening process and finish machining all done here in the states, and that is the main reason the cost is higher.

They do billet crankshafts as well, and do not recall if he mentioned those. I don't recall the details about the connecting rods.

 

[12many]

Per Thomas Sheets e-mail response today:

“Yes, our forgings are made overseas, but are machined here in house in Redondo Beach, CA. That said, unlike a lot of other manufacturers out there, we have carefully selected our suppliers for their willingness and commitment to make the products exactly as we demand. We also can custom billet pieces which use either US or European steel and are completely machined here in our machine shop. These will be quite expensive and have a long lead time, but we do have those options as well”

Pretty much what most of us already knew. Can only imagine what their billet cranks would cost

 

[NCmtnDWELLER]

There is an interview out there somewhere with Tom Leib. He talked about the how he was working carefully with the place he selected to do the forgings in China and how he passed on a few shops based on the visits to those facilities. In the same interview he talked about how the the forgings for their standard weight cranks and lightweight cranks are identical. The difference is the standard weight are fully machined in China to help keep the costs down. The lightweight crankshafts are the same forgings but get the lightening process and finish machining all done here in the states, and that is the main reason the cost is higher.

They do billet crankshafts as well, and do not recall if he mentioned those. I don't recall the details about the connecting rods.

 

[NCmtnDWELLER]

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To bad AFR doesn't make any LA cyl heads they make some top shelf items. Atleast Scat was absorbed by a firm buying into the hobby.

 

[TT5.9mag]

I used a scat bottom end in the recent big block Chevy stroker twin turbo engine I built for my boat. I spoke with Tom Lieb directly about balancers and rod bolts and he gave me all the time I asked him for. Just a great representative of the sport. All of the parts I bought from scat went to my machinist and he could not say enough nice things about the quality of machine work and how good the balance is. I will continue to use their stuff on future engines.

 

[TurboGLH]

Overseas casting/forging with good QC and machine work done here is pretty much the best case scenario for most of us. The cost for fully US produced parts is higher than most people would spend.

I bought crank/rods for my stroker and was happy with the quality of both and the minimal amount it took to balance.

 

[NCmtnDWELLER]

I never heard this before

Americana to the core !!!!!!