Mike Puckett
SCCoA Member
Some of us old cranks got no hope but that's another story. I just got one of my spare cranks back from Crankshaft Specialist in Memphis, 901-452-6663. It was worn down .005 due to headgasket failure. I got it for nothing due to the damage and spent $38 to get it checked and measured here locally. I paid $575 to get it hard chromed and reground to original specs. I think they normally charge $750 but I worked a deal thru one of the racing event vendors I buy from. This is all these people do is build and rework racing cranks. I was told that this chrome process will make the crank as strong or stronger than original. I could have gotten it stroked but didn't think of it in time. I asked about an additional nitriding that they offer but was told it is already stronger than nitriding would offer. This is a cold chemical plating process so it doesn't stress the crank and leave it susceptable to breaking. I don't know what it costs to get one turned down .010 but at least here you can put some power to it without danger of it breaking. Since you can't buy a new one this is a good alternative.