hey guys just wondering what everyone is running.. what brand, h beam, i beam, aluminum or steel????
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hey guys just wondering what everyone is running.. what brand, h beam, i beam, aluminum or steel????
plain old cast (i think ?) in a 500 caddy tbucket/drag car
havent come out the side yet
Depends on what the engine is being built for, lots of variable on rod selection.....
crower I billet . howards uitimate duty I . ohio many H and there full machine I rod with arp 2000 bolts . many scat H beams and there I and other H beam no names with 2000 bolts and gm 7/16 rods and the thumb 3/8 with arp and sps bolts
ok dave, a 709cid big block chevy with a 5 stroke and a comp height of 1.32s. built to run on the street. thanks pat.......
Either Crower or Carillo with the ARP 2000 bolts.... But Pat and Eric are the big block chebbie guys, I'd see what they think.... Most all my stuff is Ford, with an occasional Mopar thrown in for balance!!!!!
well i going to run olivers in mine or crower
dave i was just messing with you...... that 709 is the engine in my car...
:D hey do not worry about dave he built ford tough:HMMM:Quote:
Originally Posted by 500caddy
Never have ran a set of Oliver's... I've always had very good luck with the Crower rods, and their billet cranks...I have one with over 500 passes on it and it's ready to go back in another one!!!!!
why are you guys running the 2000 bolts??? don't like l-19, 3.5, or aged 625 ?? or just don't see the need...
on a rod this long i like the I beam i think it may help on the weight or the new A beam carillos look good but i have not talk to them
not the stuff i build .the crowers had there name on them? i put a lot of 8740 arp bolts in use just never had any thing come loose what ever my new rods come with that what i will use l19 or betterQuote:
Originally Posted by 500caddy
Most of my stuff is big inch carbed stuff designed to make a lot of torque at low rpm and be consistent as heck all day long in either 8.90 or 9.90 cars.... Just never saw the reason for anything better...Never have broke a 2000!!! I think if I was still circle burning with a sprinter or running Nitrous, Nitro, Blower, or a Turbo and 7,000 RPM or greater I'd step up on the bolts..... I've even gotten away with aluminum rods and lightened cranks in a lightweight car running 9.90's, just gotta check them a lot more often.
there a nice rod pat... i run the dyers rod with the aged 625 bolts in most of the small blocks... i use bme for all my aluminum rods and pistons... i have about 9000 mile and 200+ 1/4 mile runs on my aluminum rods and there fine... as for most street engine i use any good after market rods with good bolts.. i have never used a billet rod in anything..
well i have car that run in the 9.00 all day with ARP 8740 and 2000 this has more to do with piston speed and weigth of the piston .i have mud trucks that see more rpm then a drag car
well i think about the alum bme but they would be hard to get them to miss the cam with the 5.500 crank. and there about the same price for bme any ways
yes i look at the dyers running the M300 steel but that would kill $2000.+ just can not see it and i do not want a H beam that long .but it would look cool @7.700 long???
i see your point pat... i have used there aluminum rods in alot of street engines and so far so good... imo there pistons are by far the best...i was poping ring lands with a few other piston companys and when to the bme and never had a problem again..
how much meat did you have from the 1 to 2 ring ? i have not order the psitons for the big block could add some there what do you think?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by 500caddy
.280 from the top and .100 down from there. i was braking the top at the intake valve eyebrow....
ok i am good there 375 i not going to move that and good i think from 1to2
i would think your fine.. my piston is designed for two stages of nos both stages are 500hp.. it went over 1900hp before it started to rattle the pump on the dyno. those dynos don't like to be shocked like that.
i did talk to the guys that will make my pistons ask them to move the skrit down 3/8 more they say they can do that hope they can
that's a good idea... can't say i ever thought of that one.. i learned something today..
well i hope it will help the piston from the wobles. keep the rings more square to the wall?????????????????