Resize stock rods?
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Re: Resize stock rods? TTT
since the rod bolts are essentially capscrews I'd like to know why/if its necessary to resize <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
since the rod bolts are essentially capscrews I'd like to know why/if its necessary to resize <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
On The Tree
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From: Orlando, FL
Re: Resize stock rods? A normal rod is resized by grinding a small amount of material from the parting surface of the rod big end, and then reboring it with the rod bolts torqued in place.
The LS1 uses a 'cracked' rod. The parting surfaces aren't ground smooth, but are left in the 'broken' state. I haven't heard of any technique of resizing the rod big ends on an LS1.
John Parsons
The LS1 uses a 'cracked' rod. The parting surfaces aren't ground smooth, but are left in the 'broken' state. I haven't heard of any technique of resizing the rod big ends on an LS1.
John Parsons
