bush stock rods?
12-07-2003, 05:23 PM
#1
bush stock rods? When I rebuild, I will use stock rods in the motor and would like them to be set up for floating pin. It hit me today to ask:
"Why couldn't I have bushings pressed into the small end that would take a SBC's .927" pin instead of the LS1's .945" pin?"
It would seem logical that a busing with an O.D. of .945" could be pressed in the rod and then honed out to fit the smaller .927" pin. What do you guys think?
"Why couldn't I have bushings pressed into the small end that would take a SBC's .927" pin instead of the LS1's .945" pin?"
It would seem logical that a busing with an O.D. of .945" could be pressed in the rod and then honed out to fit the smaller .927" pin. What do you guys think?
12-07-2003, 05:37 PM
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well, that would only give you .009 of material on each side of the pin, providing that the small end is not reamed to a larger diameter.
.945" - .927" = .018"
.018" / 2 = .009"
.945" - .927" = .018"
.018" / 2 = .009"
12-08-2003, 11:38 PM
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for all the trouble why dont you just go with aftermarket rods and not have to worry. Heck you can get brand new scat H beam 4340 6.125 rods on ebay for 325.00 to your door! they have big arp rod bolts in them too. By the time you paid to have the above done + rod bolts Im sure you'd be close. Do you really want to risk your motor for a few bucks? I thought better safe than sorry. 
