| idea of what they look like. This is revisiting an old sore spot with the issue of reground steel cranks in the VG motor. The issues of the nitriding process, stock or aftermarket bearings, stepping up the bearing grades to tighten things up etc. In my mind, when I rebuilt my engine I stayed on the safe side of the fence. Knowing the tight tolerances Nissan adhered to in the overall machining of the engine I opted to stay the factory tolerances. It was a given through others experiences that the oem configuration regarding the crank would hold well into the 600hp range. Even the oem rods were sufficient to the same levels. When I disassembled the block, inspected, and measured everything I saw no reason to alter the oem design as nothing was out of tolerance. I went .020 over with Wiseco pistons, had the crank balanced, and haven't had a problem since. I just passed 60k on the build this week. This Wednesday I receive my 60k parts and and will perform that routine. I have no doubt I made the right call as the engine still purrs and all 6 cyl's are pumping 165psi. Regarding the engine builder issue. When you buy a built block, long or short, the only insurance you have regarding the quality control process is the builders reputation. That reputation is earned in the longevity in which his motors exhibit. For some builders unfortunetly, someone has to be the ginny-pig and is either happy and the money was well spent or the engine fails and it's money down the drain and a lesson learned. No one should have to disassemble a freshly built engine to ensure the job was done properly and/or to their specifications. This is the primary reason some builders have a backlog of work. Their product is consistent and the quality is always there. They do what they say they did or will do. Trust, that's all you have when you're holding the pedal down and the tach is going red.
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