Re: Max wedge rods
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There the first version of max wedge rods it states in that link you sent
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Re: Max wedge rods
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Max Wedge rods are heavier, that doesn't necessarily mean they are better. Chrysler assumed that heavier was better and it caused a lot of race engine to blow up. You can only sling heavy rods and pistons around for so long before they explode.
A properly prepared LY rod will never let you down and weighs a lot less. Which is always a good thing in my world.
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Re: Max wedge rods
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I remember seeing a lot of LY rods pull in two pieces in the middle from guys revving their 440 too high , to hard and to long back in the late 1960s and early to mid 1970s OP, if you want to make your max wedge motor better buy a set of BB Chevy H or I beam rods with the 7/16 ARP 2000 bolts that are 7.100 long center to center and have your 440 rod journals offset ground to BB Chevy rod size, 2.200 and have the stroke increased to 3.91, have a set of pistons made, Icon has shelf stock pistons for that combination now I think. That combination can make from 468 C.I. to 471 C.I. depending on what bore size you get, that combination works very well with max wedge heads, intake and carbs Can you say 550 HP on pump gas with 9.5 to 1 compression ratio
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Re: Max wedge rods
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Early max wedge rods are lighter then six pack rods are That's not really saying much though.
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Re: Max wedge rods
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Wow that snap clean alright,still goin to use my pistons and rods l have.
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Re: Max wedge rods
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Early max wedge rods are lighter then six pack rods are That's not really saying much though. The OP comes here asking a question and disputes all responses Yes, well attention is needed I guess
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Re: Max wedge rods
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Early max wedge rods are lighter then six pack rods are That's not really saying much though. The OP comes here asking a question and disputes all responses Well the question he asked sort of got answered and then in typical moparts fashion people told him what they would use instead ... Me I'd use a set of aftermarket rods .... but he wants the inside of the engine , where no one will ever see what's in there till those 60 plus year old rods EXITS the side of the block , will never been seen ...
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Re: Max wedge rods
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If you have max wedge pistons like l have,use max wedge piston rods to. Max wedge pistons never had Ly rods on them.non heavier max wedge rods as stated above.has anyone used Ly rods on max wedge pistons? Seriously doubt anyone has.
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