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340sFastback said

I would go ARP main studs and get that block line honed. You can go with bolt under oil pump on rear main or get nut machined down. Get that figured out before you line hone.

A Scat cast crank would be plenty strong for what you are doing. The cast is lighter too. Scat I-beams are light, very strong, and no clearancing of the block is needed.

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I plan on using ARP bolts/studs throughout the build. Although a cast crank would be plenty strong, I don't want to look back later and say I should have spent the extra $$$ and gone forged.

I haven't built an engine in twenty years, and probably won't ever build another. I am going to use the best parts that I can afford in this engine. It's not going to be a high end build, but it certainly won't be called a budget build.