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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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im looking to 6.125 rods i see some on ebay for like 395 the are by ams racing . anyone heard of those rods or better yet used them? Im looking at 700-800 hp so can they hold that if not what rods and how much do they run thanks
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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I am running eagle esp rods.
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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how much hp do you have?
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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answer me this. if your going to spend the money to make 800hp why are you wanting to go cheap on a rod which is an intergral part of your motor . for your power mark i'd look at lunati, crower, or manley rods.

FWIW im using the same rods Lswonder is. my application is n/a and looking at 450rwhp.
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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i never said i will go cheap i just wanna know what rod for 800 hp i can use why buy a 1000+hp rod when there a one that can support 800 for less?
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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Sounds like you want the Lunati Pro Mods. Check the Lunati site for more info. Thunder and other sponsors carry them.
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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Like JRP mentioned, the Crower rods are supposed to be really good and they are not much more than the Eagle H-Beams.
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ok well i will look in to crowler or lunati thanks guys
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I have Eagle H-Beams and don't have a problem going to about 750HP (on spray) with them but doing it again, I would have just baught Lunati Pro-Billets.......

when I add up the cost for the rods ($550) and then add in the $200 for L-19 rod bolts and $50 to resize them, I could have paid the extra $200 and had a rod that is RATED (not "know to work at") at 1100HP.......

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We offer Crower LS1 specific rods. That's what I would run, either that or a Lunati Pro Mod
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You want the best get some Oliver Rods.
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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The very best, these rods are used for twin turbo full drag applications. Carillo H-beams. They are also used in the Road Race c5r program from gm.
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I know you guys have good intentions, but you're getting crazy. He's not looking for $2000 set of rods (at least that's what I gathered). Eagle, Crower, Lunati will all work just fine for his application.
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