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Nothing wrong with an I-beam rod, as far as the design goes. NASCAR rods run 9500 rpm and are all I-beam. The rods in his kit are Scat with 7/16" rod bolts, they have a very good reputation.
Also, the 4340 crank should be just fine. Just check the journals for taper and roundness, like you'd do on any high performance build.

Here once again is a guy with a decent plan and everyone starts telling him to spend some more money or hinting that he didn't make good choices.

In my book, the only bad choice is the ported iron heads. But maybe the horsepower they'll allow is enough for his goals? Or maybe he has a set of aftermarket iron heads?

R.

i would rather have an H beam any day when messing with chinese junk