So i did the ARP rod bolts a couple days ago. Not th epro series the standard ones.

Everythign seems ok so far! oil pressure is fine no knocking noises i think.

Pretty straight forward...remove oil pac, remove windage tray, remove rod bolts one by one. tq wrench set to 45lbs and tighten loosed 4-5 times per ARP with their lube stuff.

I guess my car will live another race(hopefully) and i am guessing now i can feel a little more secure about trapping around 6800 rpms on the stock shortblock?

 

that is something i have been needing to do badly, im spinning up to 7200 on stock short block. good to see it was fairly easy

 

yea it's cake...the K member can be a PITA but it's realitvely simple.

 

I just want you guys to realize...ARP stuff "deforms" the bearing differently than stock. I will bet your clearances are different since they are clamping different. Hope it works out for you. keep us posted.

 

So far so good. A few romps on the throttle and about 3 hours worth of driving so far and oil pressure is still good. Keep in mind these are not the "pro" version..not AS hard so i would "think" the deformation is less. Even if the clearances are changed I am sure it is so minimal it will not make a difference. We'll see how they like 7K rpms this weekend.