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| RE: 427 S/O alum rods |
| By Gerry Proctor - 06/02/2004 7:10:22 AM; IP 207.133.188.254 |
MT rods were pretty common in drag engines in the 60s. He was one of the few manufacturers making aluminum rods back then and actually had a development program for the FE including hemi heads. The rods show up from time to time today but I don't know why anyone would use them. They are not the height of rod technology in either design or alloy. Also, being used, you have no idea of how many cycles they have been exposed to. They are the best way I can think of to turn a valuable block into scrap.
As far as being "period correct" no one is going to see the inside of the engine as it sits in the chassis so why go to the trouble?
The down side is that the engine was probably balanced with the aluminum rods which means that if you go back to steel rods, the crank will have to be re-balanced. |
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