You can build one heck of a street performance engine with a cast steel crankshaft, high-performance I-beam rods, and hypereutectic or forged pistons because you’re adding stroke and displacement.

Choosing the right crankshaft stroke is a delicate balance between durability and displacement. We explain crank stroke and how it works in relation to the rest of your LS engine.

While these base kits don't include a crankshaft, there's an option to add one to the K20 kit, bumping the price up by $600. The S2000 kit requires a modified K24 crankshaft, and adding it raises ...

Or you can build a stroker engine by installing a crankshaft with more stroke; ... The K20 and S2000 F20/F22C Stroker Kits are designed to use a K24 crankshaft with a 99mm (3.897-inch) stroke.

Learn how to balance your engine with this article on engine balancing with a 331 Ford small block engine, Featured from the March 2008 issue of Car Craft Magazine.

Cat Precious Metals On-Highway engine-overhaul kits for several Cat medium-duty engines are now available. The kits cover the Cat 3126B, 3126E and C7 with serial-number prefixes KAL, WAX and SAP ...

In short, a lot of homework goes into increasing engine displacement without pre-made kits. ... Crankshaft. A shaft with offset journals that are used to aid the piston through its cycles.

The increasing number of stroker crankshafts available is giving builders more options when planning a street-performance or race engine combination. The benefits of a stroker crankshaft, however ...