FE rod options?

[TomP]

Make sure to buy them from Uncle Sam himself. 

It's all foreign stuff to me. I'm only aware of a few Canadian parts makers, they make nearly all the gas tanks, plus rads and brake stuff. Nor many commonly available rods though, Ron Parr might be the only one and those are billet aluminum... not sure where it's mined.

[winr1]

HvyFt4spd, what are ya building if I may ask ??



Ricky.

[HvyFt4spd]

Hey Ricky,

 This is "32bantam" I'm uncertain how I'm going to finish the build but I'm having a set of Hiriser heads done up. I was originally thinking big inch but I have some choices here that a nice set of rods would complete.
 

 

   

[winr1]

Hey 32bantam 

Ahhhh, ya need some rods to handle some power safely it seems


The 418 for my 65 F 100 is gettin a set of C7 rods with almost no mileage on them

Lightened with ARP bolts an lightweight pistons

Let us know what ya decide on if ya will, always glad to see folks post their FE stuff




Ricky.

[machoneman]

So, after all that, regardless of $, who makes the very best rods?

Crower, Lentz, some other make?

[blykins]

Crower, Oliver, Lentz, Pankl, Carrillo.....

[Lenz]

Crower, Oliver, Lentz, Pankl, Carrillo.....

Now that's diplomacy right there......

[babybolt]

When you do order these rods, and most of the time folks use a big block Chevy journal with big block Ford strokers, be sure that the rod has the beam centered in the middle of the bearing.  Off the shelf part numbers sometimes have the offset rods to fit BBC. 

[blykins]

When you do order these rods, and most of the time folks use a big block Chevy journal with big block Ford strokers, be sure that the rod has the beam centered in the middle of the bearing.  Off the shelf part numbers sometimes have the offset rods to fit BBC.

Normally not that much issue with that unless the bore spacing is quite a bit off on the block.   And when it is off, it doesn't cause any issues. 

A couple of notes....

1.  Most brands (and most times) the rods are centered on the wrist pin, even without a special offset.  I've used almost every brand of connecting rod imaginable and while this is something I always check, I can only remember maybe 1-2 times that I took a second look at it.

2.  Even with a perfectly centered rod on the wrist pin, it will not stay centered while the engine is running due to rod side/side clearances. 

[machoneman]

Thanks !

Crower, Oliver, Lentz, Pankl, Carrillo.....

[HvyFt4spd]

I just got the call from Oliver, nothing catalog spec or old stock available... Custom starts at $300 per rod and you are required to purchase a minimum of two extra rods vs the number required. So $3k per set on the low end... What was interesting is that I was told that was in case of a blem. I didn't ask but I'm curious how that works out if there are more than two blems in the order of ten? Of course this is Oliver but that is not a faith inspiring policy...

Howard's has nothing short and sweet in the email, no custom orders mentiond etc. No surprise in either case but you don't know for certain until you ask.

 I have more calls to make but if anyone has an old set of performance minded rods laying around I might be your buyer...6.54 rod preferred, 6.488 would be considered too.

Thanks, Dan
 

[hbstang]

i got a set of oliver billet 6.800 from a dealer a few years ago that did not have the chevy offset for around $1100.you dont want stock dim rods if your building a stroker anyway.
after looking at the molnars they look better than scat and eagles.i had a set of scat h-beams that had under cuts in the h part of the slot thinning it out.not for me.

[plovett]

Will Callies make custom rods?

[cobracammer]

Just out of curiosity.....Does anyone know where I can get fuel for my FE made from 100% USA Natural Materials? (Sorry, too good to pass up)

[Joe-JDC]

Cunningham makes an excellent connecting rod, and they will do custom sizes and lengths.  Joe-JDC