Rebalance motor after changing rod bolts?
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I prefer Katech as well for in motor swap. Just don't forget to remove the OEM ferrules and only do 1 bolt at a time (meaning do not remove the cap entirely from the rod, keep the cap seated as is at all times)
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That issue is still debatable with stock LS rods. Katech do not need that as they are exact duplicates of OEM but with higher tensile strength (200000psi IIRC)
Many have just repaced with ARP and had no immediate issues.
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I've used both types of bolts without resize or rebalance without any issues numerous times. I would be more hesitant to do that on a non cracked cap design though. The cracked cap design of the rod should keep the bore dimension from changing the way a traditional rod would. IMO