Quote Originally Posted by Sinister
Okay, I bought the 427 tall deck truck block that Mooneye777 had for sale,[very nice piece, exactly what he said it was!] It has a beefy forged steel crank in it that I plan to re-use, stock rods and cast 4-ring pistons. I was thinking about having the rods shot-peened to make them a little stronger, and going to a forged 3-ring piston. Do you guys have any opinions on the best piston to run? Also, are there any opinions on shot peening? Is it worth it, or should I just buy aftermarket rods? Keep in mind, I don't have a great deal of money to spend on it at this time.


Thanx in advance fellas,

Adam
I would just order new I- beam rods from Scat or Eagle.
Buy the time you re-build your rods you will have over $200 in them.
If you shop around you should be able to buy a set of Scat or Eagle rods for about $300.
For pistons I would run a set of SRP/JE pistons.