Rod Bolts?
I agree with the others - leave the shortblock alone unless you have the money to throw at it. Leaving something like rod clearances to faith is a bad idea. As with anything else, getting it right isn't cheap....for the money it takes to resize you might as well get aftermarket rods - you end up with stronger forged rods that are compatible with a hell of a lot more pistons than the stock rods should you need to open the bores up. Next to none of the aftermarket offerings use the stock style press fit pins.
Of course at the point you're replacing the rotating assembly and doing the required machining and blueprinting to get all of that right (balanced, clean cut on the decks, torque plate cylinder hone, line hone mains, crankshaft polishing, measuring / setting clearances, ring gapping, etc.), you're quickly approaching the price of a brand new forged shortblock. If I didn't value the learning experience of doing it myself, I probably would have gone that route.
Of course at the point you're replacing the rotating assembly and doing the required machining and blueprinting to get all of that right (balanced, clean cut on the decks, torque plate cylinder hone, line hone mains, crankshaft polishing, measuring / setting clearances, ring gapping, etc.), you're quickly approaching the price of a brand new forged shortblock. If I didn't value the learning experience of doing it myself, I probably would have gone that route.
