i know this may sound strange, but im looking for photos of some stock LT1 and LT4 connecting rods. for those of you who have done rebuilds im guessing you may have some laying around you could snap a shot or two of. can you also please include the year and model of car they came out of? a while back i had to change out my oil pump pickup and the bottom end of the connecting rods did not look like any other chevy rod i had ever seen. just curious as to what others looked like that came of similar engines. thanks in advance.

 

my 1994 rods had weight pads on the big end, the rods i bought are a newer set and do not have the weight pads on the big end..

 

is their a difference in strength between the two? i had not ever seen a SBC I-beam rod without a weight pad until i pulled my pan off. ive built several small blocks and had never seen any without the weight pads. have my rods been changed? did some LT1's come from the factory with these rods?

 

The early "pink" rods look like typical SBC rods. The PM rods are rounded and smooth on the cap like the first pic posted.

 

They are stock.

 

sweet, thanks for clearing that up. just looked odd to me at first, and hadnt had time to look into it all really. figured id ask on here and get the info i needed. i pretty much figured they were stock, but didnt know if maybe they were an LT4 rod, or something from a vette that got used in it. now i know. now im wondering just how far past that 450hp rating they will go before they give....... thanks for the info fellas.