Are the internally balanced cranks breaking [as often]????
how much is it lighter or heavier Tony? And I assume the LBZ style ATI damper and ATS flywheel will still work?
Not sure how hard your pushing it but better is better.would you still recommend sticking with stock caps?
It is most likely the firing order that beats the piss out of the crank......a new cam and re-pinning the FICM would be a start.
food for thought. the chevy motors minus the 4/7 swap talk are some great motors that last. and from my personal experience the dodge 318/360 motors put up with insane amounts of abuse. i know there is a lot more to do with this such as main bearing size, rod geometry, etc but here is just one thing to think about.
1 - 2 - 7 - 8 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 3 duramax
1 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 6 - 5 - 7 - 2 chevy gas
1 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 6 - 5 - 7 - 2 dodge gas