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Title: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: chris401 on June 24, 2019, 08:42:51 PM
I have a few sets of the EDC, C1AE and C7TE long skinny rods I am scraping out. Any difference in the forging that would make one casting stronger than the other? The C1s are beefier.
Title: Re: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: winr1 on June 24, 2019, 09:26:12 PM
You have a scale to weigh them ??

Curious myself now



Ricky.
Title: Re: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: chris401 on June 24, 2019, 10:18:23 PM
Being a varialbe window it looks like Ford specifications chart.
Title: Re: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: chris401 on June 27, 2019, 01:11:55 PM
Quote from: chris401 on June 24, 2019, 08:42:51 PM
I have a few sets of the EDC, C1AE and C7TE long skinny rods I am scraping out. Any difference in the forging that would make one casting stronger than the other? The C1s are beefier.
Are the forgings any stronger than the next?
Title: Re: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: Barry_R on June 28, 2019, 07:18:47 PM
My opinion is that they should be stacked from oldest to newest.   Then put the lid on the can and call the recycling guy.  A skinny rod in any sort of performance build is just to risky for my tastes.   The thick ones will break sometimes with no warning.   Skinny ones are - well - skinny
Title: Re: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: winr1 on June 29, 2019, 09:18:51 PM
If ya have ebay, list them

I had a bunch of FE stuff on the watch list

2 sets of CT7 skinny rods went for over $100.00

Several 352/360 cranks went for over $100.00

1 390 crank went for $170.00



Ricky.
Title: Re: Is There A Preference Between The Three Factory Long Rod Castings?
Post by: chris401 on July 01, 2019, 12:24:24 PM
Not every build is a 7,500 rpm stroker so these rods are fine. I am going to hang on to all of them for now. Found a possible hone clean up 4" bore block in the shop. Possibly shave down the 332 pistons for a nice zero deck 352. The more junk I clean out the more good parts I find.