Eagle H-Beam Failures?
Yeah it was an H beam but who knows what the rod was going through . The stresses a rod undergoes is unreal , add nitrous and it can get destuctive . Imagine the cylinder pressure if the mixture preignited and the piston was trying to go down before TDC and the crank was still trying to push up .
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Detroit,MI
Originally Posted by v8pwr
I went to a local Ford shop with a friend who drives Fords , the shop was called Powered by Ford and an employee was showing me an Eagle rod out of a Big Block Ford that had bent severely during a nitrous pass . I only saw the rod but the shop had a collection of various " Racing Carnage" on display .
I don't think an Eagle H-Beam and an L-19 Bolt will have any problems in most motors. Hell has anyone seen a stock LS1 rod fail?
I'll probably be using Carillo or Olivers in my new motor.
I'll probably be using Carillo or Olivers in my new motor.
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Tempe, AZ
I spin Eagles up to 9000RPM and 150hp per rod all the time. Not one failure. I have personally seen Eagle rods that had the big end machined slightly undersize. So just double check them before install and you should be good to go. Eagle's + Wiseco's go in all my personal motors.
Kevin
Kevin
Originally Posted by Camaroholic
I think if you get in trouble with the Eagles, it'll be because of bolt failure before rod failure. The standard eagle has the ARP 8740 bolts in them, which are the 190k psi versions. I am running eagles in my motor, but opted for the L19 version of the ARP bolt - which added about $100 to the price of the set of rods, but I think at 7300 RPM it's worth it. 
I would not run the standard ARP bolt, only the upgraded version (but that's just me 
).
http://www.arp-bolts.com/pages/tech/matspec.html for reading on materials specs for ARP bolts.
I would not run the standard ARP bolt, only the upgraded version (but that's just me ).http://www.arp-bolts.com/pages/tech/matspec.html for reading on materials specs for ARP bolts.
Very good advice! Thats some cheap insurance!
