ARP rod bolt question

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10-04-2013, 08:15 PM

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ARP rod bolt question

bought some arp rod bolts get them in the mail and they say chevy small block ls1/ls6 "cracked" rod bolts. my question is what does the cracked stand for did i buy the right ones?

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10-04-2013, 08:23 PM

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bought some arp rod bolts get them in the mail and they say chevy small block ls1/ls6 "cracked" rod bolts. my question is what does the cracked stand for did i buy the right ones?

It just means the type of mating surface between the rod and the cap. The big end of the rods are put in a machine and fractured to create the mating surface between the rod and the cap.