Eagle I-beam or Stock rod use?
Eagle I-beam or Stock rod use? I am building a 355 motor. I have stock rods with arp bolts installed that have just been redone. I also have eagle I-beam rods that are forged 5140 steel that are out of my 383 motor that broke the crank. which rod would be better to put in 355 with 11 to 1 compression engine. Running trick flow 62cc aluminum heads. Insight is most appreciated.
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At 11 to 1 you are at the limit for the stock rods, but the Eagles need to be checked by a machine shop before you use them since they have been through a broken crank.
Ask them to check them for straightness and have the small and big end checked.
A crank breaking can do some weird things to rods.
Are the Eagle rods a 5.7 length or a 6 inch?
Andy
Ask them to check them for straightness and have the small and big end checked.
A crank breaking can do some weird things to rods.
Are the Eagle rods a 5.7 length or a 6 inch?
Andy
On The Tree
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The Eagle 5140 rods are probably their SIR rods and are good for about 500 horsepower.....according to Eagle. The stock rods and ARP bolts are too. It's pretty much a lateral move and neither one is much better than the other. Your choice.
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The eagle rods are all ready and better than stock , by the time ya install bolts and remachine the big ends and so on your into a brand new set of rods anyway !!! Why use stock when eagle is way better and has the a.r.p bolts in em
On The Tree
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From: Eastern Kentucky
The eagle rods are all ready and better than stock , by the time ya install bolts and remachine the big ends and so on your into a brand new set of rods anyway !!! Why use stock when eagle is way better and has the a.r.p bolts in em
I like Eagle stuff and have used a lot of it with no failures but in this case, with limited funds, the stock rods would be a better choice. IMHO
