No, the stock crank isn't forged, the rods are though. Like you said, it is induction hardened and is plenty strong. How much power are you looking to make? Be prepaired to spend big bucks on a custom crank. I just polished, balanced and cryo treated mine.
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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS! )
PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320
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