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08-23-2010 09:01 PM #1
427 fe side oiler aluminium rods
hi i just bought a 427 side oiler for my 68 fastback and i was wondering if anyone knows if it is a bad idea to keep the aluminium rods that are in it? i heard they could possibly stretch and that would suck.. just wondering ,, i am completely new to this motor and dont know much about it except that it is badass.. thanks for the help..
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08-24-2010 03:06 AM #2
Aluminum rods are pretty much a race only deal, I'd be for replacing them with a good set of H Beam rods...Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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08-24-2010 05:11 AM #3
some of the hi end alum rods can be used on the street some of the new alloys are far better then what they used in the good old days. H or a good I beam rod rod is what i use most all the timeIrish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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08-24-2010 08:26 AM #4
Aluminum rods that have been torqued up for a long period of time will fatique crack along the threaded portion of the rod to the out side
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08-24-2010 11:12 AM #5
I have heard that most aluminum parts have a certain life to them and will fail after soo many cycles,roller rockers, rods, etc.
I would be hesitant to use them in that rare of a block.....Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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08-24-2010 03:50 PM #6
thanks for all the replies.. the motor has about 15 hours on it.. it was put in a fresh water boat for 15 hours then i took it out.. it has aries 13.5-1 pistons and it ran on alchohol .. everything in the motor has 15 hours since build but i was hesitant with the rods.. my plan is to get some different pistons and bring it down to about 10-1 compression and change the rods.. it has a crazy cam with a lift in the mid 700's and triple valve springs with roller rockers .. what do you guys think about my plan or any advice on what i am doing? thanks
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08-24-2010 03:55 PM #7
I'll offer you the same advice I did to another member who was asking about an FE. Go directly to the horse's mouth, Barry Rabotnik.
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08-24-2010 03:52 PM #8
also my mustang has a 9" rear end already and ill be putting a toploader 4 speed in with the engine..
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08-31-2010 08:49 AM #9
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08-24-2010 04:14 PM #10
you need to just let me have that mill and i`ll find you a 352 or something to put in the stang .. save you a lot of worryiv`e used up all my sick days at work .. can i call in dead ?
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08-24-2010 04:38 PM #11
i already have a nice 302 with aluminium heads in it, ,, i just know this motor will be awesome and it is a once in a lifetime for me .. it kinda fell into my lap and i am pretty excited about it.. why do you say "save you a lot of worry"..
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08-24-2010 05:16 PM #12
short runs you can run hi 700 lift cams on the street i done it for over 20 years so i think i know . take the rods out if you want BUT if hi rent hi alloy rods like BME rods i would use them , call bill he not to bad to talk too. Howards say there rods can go 30.000to 40.000 miles .and GRP s can work to . i did hear of a guy that used old M/T 3 beam rods in is towtruck . yes every thing has a cycle rate so ? . if you pull the rods you could go to a good I or H beam but they may have to be custome on size . i have one customer that buys used Bill Miller rods and GRPs and i check them and he runs the dog $hit out of them. the only rod he lost was a new H beam steel rod ?? busted off at the fork end . i would of not bet on that but not evey thing is not a sure thing . by the time you go thru this engine steel rods .lower cr pistons. smaller cam. smaller springs. reset up the heads. new push rods. gaskets . rings. bearings. and????? i would maybe go with a PSI dual spring and run the hell out of it thats what it was built for??????Last edited by pat mccarthy; 08-24-2010 at 05:58 PM.
Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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08-24-2010 06:21 PM #13
if its a street machine dump the rods.i always had good luck with the lamans rods.
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08-24-2010 06:39 PM #14
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08-25-2010 04:53 PM #15
a few people keep telling me to run it how it is but i want it to last..
it has : mid 700's lift cam
13.5-1 compression
aluminium arias pistons
triple valve springs
ported and polished heads
roller rockers
aluminium connecting rods.
.. i just want to make a good running motor .. i maybe drive it once every two weeks for a couple hours and thats it.. i kinda in a rut on what i should do.. being new to the whole motor thing i am just looking for some advice..
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