Theres been alot of debate on here about what rodbolts. Im building a 6.0 and while Im building it I put a used engine in. My last engine failed due to the rod bolts. I figured I would take the chance and shorten the life of the engine instead of throwing a rod. With the lube I torqued them down 3 times the third pass being final 45 ft lbs. When I pulled the old bearings they had some wear in the middle. The engine had 60xxx mile son it. I put the engine in last night and ran it today. Great oil pressure and turned the **** out of it. Went 99.98 mph in the 1/8 and tunred it pass 7000. This was all motor. cam and home ported heads. This will be my back up engine. I hope it holds up. That way I can install it while I freshen the 6.0 up every year.

 

yea, rod bolts are a weak link!