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Old 12-25-2003, 08:38 PM
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3/8 inch Push Rods - Pro's & Con's?

Will be using a fast ramp cam, Jesel non-adjustable rockers w/ported LS6 heads.

Used harden Trick Flow push rods on the T/A and they seem to work fine...but I was thinking maybe the 3/8 hardened would be even better.
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pros- strength gain
cons- wieght, less rotational mass the better. size, does it have any other issues due to the size?

Just wonder how much you would lose? And are they really that much better? If the TF ones work why change?
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TF are in the 99 T/A's engine and they'll stay.

The 3/8 will go in the 91 RS's new LS1 engine.
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Nice LS1 in a 3rd gen. Where did you get the motor mounts?
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Thank you

I'll probably get them from ThirdGen Resource also know as Fbody Motorsports.



They developed a set of motor mounts, cross member & custom torque arm for this swap. They have cross-members for M6 swaps and A4 swaps!

They are also developing along with Spoon a streetable K-member for a 3rd Gen w/LS1 to allow using 4th Gen certain long tube headers or mid-length Mac's. This new K should be sometime early this year.




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