What's better, H or I beam connecting rods?

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12-02-2005, 09:18 PM

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What's better, H or I beam connecting rods?

I was looking at the Scat rods and the I beam are lighter and cheaper for some reason. Scat states that they H beam rods are stronger.

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12-02-2005, 10:33 PM

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H-beams are heavier because they have extra meat on them, which makes them the stronger rod. I went with the SCAT H-beams in my build because they were lighter than most of the competitors H-rods.

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12-05-2005, 10:17 AM

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scat is ok but i would want callies

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12-05-2005, 11:08 AM

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I wouldn't worry unless you are building over 700rwhp N/A

Scat I's would be plenty. Just double check specs on rod bolts.

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12-05-2005, 01:25 PM

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I searched it, remeber it being talked about before:
www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237941

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12-05-2005, 06:18 PM

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Pretty much any rod will be sufficient under 800rwhp. Over that you will probably want something a little stonger like Lunati.

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