Building an engine from oil pan to intake can be a complicated job; especially if you’ve never quite done it before. However, modern suppliers like SCAT Crankshafts have helped to streamline that process. Case in point, its latest forged rotating assemblies available for virtually every application for The Big Three.

“As a company, we have the capability of making anything that anybody wants,” Tom Lieb from SCAT Crankshafts explained. “We have a machine shop in-house that’s dedicated to making strictly crankshafts. It requires different equipment to machine a billet piece versus a forged crankshaft, but it’s all about quality. It’s about having the capability to heat-treat the steel properly, and if you’ve got a casting or a forging [in regards to crankshafts], then you have to have a die or a mold to be able to make the basic shape. It’s about having the proper equipment and the engineering staff to be able to document for the proper manufacturing.”

Tom said the first part of manufacturing is making the material look like a crankshaft, which is all done with computer programs. The tooling also needs to be available to hold the piece in place.

“Most people have no idea what it takes to make certain parts,” Tom continued. “Basically, there’s huge amounts of machine work involved in it. We’ve made engine blocks and cylinder heads–we ended up concentrating on the crankshaft area. It’s the most complicated part of the engine really.”

In regards to SCAT’s I-beam and H-beam connecting rods, Tom said they’re manufactured with the same precision. “We bore them, drill them, grind them–everything that’s required to get them there.” Looking for a forged rotating assembly for your car? Head over to SCAT Crankshaft’s website to see what’s available for your application today.