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What, are you guys about eighteen years old?



What are you like 80? A hemi hasn't run in nascar for 35 years...ha ha...just kidding...


To the original question, the new stuff is very good, and very light. The problem is that almost all NASCAR stuff is 2" journal or smaller anymore. 2.100" stuff was great when they used it, but on a 4" crank motor the 2" journal or less, doesn't leave for much journal/main overlap. That makes the 2" journal cranks are quite a bit weaker.

Depends how good the crank is, and how much power you're trying to make with it I guess...

Hughes engines offers a 1.88" rods on a offset ground 4" crank to make big inch small blocks, but I wouldn't be trying to make 600hp on them...

The 2.100" .927" pin rods are definately the way to go. The chevy stuff is just so much cheaper, and even the callies dragonslayer cranks come with 2.100" already at the correct width too. Also the .927" pin lets you use a pretty long rod on a 4" crank motor, without getting into the rings on the piston compression height.