View Poll Results: Have you had problems with your stock rod bolts?
I spin my '99 or older LS1 to 6400+ on stock rod bolts
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39.37%
I used to spin my '99 or older LS1 to 6400+ on stock rod bolts, until a rod bolt let go
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I spin my '00+ LS1/LS6 to 6400+ on stock rod bolts.
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55.91%
I used to spin my 00+ LS1/LS6 to 6400+ on stock rod bolts, until a rod bolt let go
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Poll: Who's had stock rod bolts fail
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man I can't believe some of y'all changin oil anything short of 3000. Unless you are runnin an intense setup you are wastin a lot of money. Anyway I hear a lot about rod bolts failing so if your gonna rev hi I would replace em and save what could become replacing a crank. Not sure but you will probably have to pull engine to do a cam anyway. Jus flip the bitch over.
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I sure hope no one is pulling their motor for a cam swap.
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I shift around 6,750, and see 7k every so often on my turbo'd stock ls1 motor (zo6 head, cam) car.
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I have never heard of someone having a problem with the katechs.I replaced mine about 10k ago and have seen 6900 on them and car is running great..A lot of people that spin bearings are low on oil,or have a oil return problem.I just recommend the Katechs over the arps.
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I think this rod bolt deal has all been made into something alot bigger than it really is...
your damned if you do and damned if you dont.. I know a guy that spun a bearing not 100 miles after swapping to katechs.. and he followed instructions.
I know a different guy that has h/c 98 LS1 with 150k spinning it to the moon daily on stock bolts.. no problems
Any way you look at it your spinning a stock motor 1000rpm higher than it was intended.
Nothing is bullet proof.
your damned if you do and damned if you dont.. I know a guy that spun a bearing not 100 miles after swapping to katechs.. and he followed instructions.
I know a different guy that has h/c 98 LS1 with 150k spinning it to the moon daily on stock bolts.. no problems
Any way you look at it your spinning a stock motor 1000rpm higher than it was intended.
Nothing is bullet proof.