Connecting Rod issue
#21
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I actually just finished building a 346ci LS1 where we used the press fit rods from a 2001 Corvette and a Wiseco piston with a .927" pin, honed out to .945". The engine is already in the car and has run for a little bit, but we'll get some more miles on the thing and see how it works out.
#23
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The pin is still pressed into the rod so it doesn't need the bushing or the locks. I've heard of shops running a floating pin without a bushing, just steel-on-steel, but I wouldn't ever do that. Similar metals rubbing against each other is supposed to be a bad thing, so I think that's the reason for the bronze bushings.