The rods look real nice Brent, and they got them done quick, sure are lightweight, wow. For some reason I always thought R&R was in Michigan, looks like Florida?
Yes sir, they are in Florida. They were pretty quick about it, about 3 weeks I think, by the time I got them a factory rod to sample.
I like how the big end is pretty small in comparison to other FE aluminum rods I've seen. They used 3/8" ARP 2000 bolts which helped on the big end size. I did give them a 600 hp number though, because there's no way I'll ever be anywhere near that with the 352.
I did ask them about street use because Bill Miller said that they have customers that daily drive with aluminum rods. They told me it would be no problem, just use some common sense about operating temperatures, setting up bearing clearances, etc.
They also drilled some bearings for me. I was planning to come up with a fixture to drill them since no one offers shelf FE rod bearings that are dowel drilled, so I mentioned that. He said, just send me some bearings and I'll knock them out for you.
It was a good experience overall.
