FORGED CRANK........HOW MUCH SHOULD I PAY

volaredon said
I didn't know there was a difference in the crank for the different factory rods among the years of a forged crank 340. .and didn't the 318s run the exact same rods in a given year as the 340s anyway?
I would think a forged crank from a 318 would be the exact same part as a forged crank from a340

340 cranks have a 1 inch hole drilled through rod journals 273 , 318 do not. . But they are much lighter and large amount of heavy metal would need to be used on the 273 318 crank to balance.
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318's do not