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GRP rods #1578071 02/12/14 05:03 PM 02/12/14 05:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 364 Kentucky S sc301v OP enthusiast
sc301v OP enthusiast S Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 364 Kentucky	GRP rods with 223 passes..... Bearings looked good when took apart over the winter.... Question is should i run them another 100 or so passes or chunk them... Motor is a 572 that never see's over 6800 rpm and 1/8th mile races only.

Re: GRP rods [Re: sc301v] #1578072 02/12/14 05:32 PM 02/12/14 05:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 901 oh julian2007 super stock
julian2007 super stock Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 901 oh	trash them God made cold beer,good friends,hot ladies and race cars don't spit in his face by pi$$ing and moaning about how life sucks!!!

Re: GRP rods [Re: sc301v] #1578073 02/12/14 06:19 PM 02/12/14 06:19 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	It would matter how much the pistons weigh.. GRP told me I could get well over 400 passes with higher rpm

Re: GRP rods [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1578074 02/12/14 07:17 PM 02/12/14 07:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 364 Kentucky S sc301v OP enthusiast
sc301v OP enthusiast S Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 364 Kentucky	Piston weighs 606 grams... I have always ran Bill Miller rods and have ran them 600 passes without problems but this is my 1st set of GRPs

Re: GRP rods [Re: sc301v] #1578075 02/12/14 07:24 PM 02/12/14 07:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,664 North Sweden R RT540 top fuel
RT540 top fuel R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,664 North Sweden	Just curious if have notes, about the weight differens betwen BME and the current GRP rods? Same lenght also?

Re: GRP rods [Re: RT540] #1578076 02/12/14 07:38 PM 02/12/14 07:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 364 Kentucky S sc301v OP enthusiast
sc301v OP enthusiast S Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 364 Kentucky	Can't remember on the BME's but the GRP 6.950 length is 685 grams

Re: GRP rods [Re: sc301v] #1578077 02/12/14 07:50 PM 02/12/14 07:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington T Triple Threat master
Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	I'd probably run them, or sell them to someone on a tight budget. -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: GRP rods [Re: Triple Threat] #1578078 02/12/14 09:40 PM 02/12/14 09:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,499 San Antonio,TX 4 440W8 Duster pro stock
440W8 Duster pro stock 4 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,499 San Antonio,TX	BME is a forged alum ros and the GRP is a Billet rod from what I understood from GRP. 70 Duster W8 motor. 1.29 60ft 5.79 1/8 at 120 mph glide with 1.80 gear @3170 lbs.

Re: GRP rods [Re: 440W8 Duster] #1578079 02/12/14 09:51 PM 02/12/14 09:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,375 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,375 Las Vegas	Just put pass 317 on mine last weekend. They are in there for this year again. "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: GRP rods [Re: sc301v] #1578080 02/13/14 02:04 AM 02/13/14 02:04 AM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 426 Cascade, CO reknapp52 mopar
reknapp52 mopar Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 426 Cascade, CO	If those were mine I would expect to get a couple more seasons out of them. 8037669-0608-00094.jpg (104 downloads)

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