I ran a set of Ohio Crankshaft H beam rods in my last engine. They lasted just fine until the crankshaft broke, then everything got wasted. Engine tried to throw the 3rd rod journal (# 5 & #6 rods) out of the side of the block, but was unsuccessful because the rod & piston were still attached. Bent bad, but still attached.
Whose crankshaft was that, any idea why it broke?
It was the last factory stock forged crankshaft that I will run in a race engine. If anyone thinks that a $700 after market crank is too expensive, just wait til it breaks.$$$$$$, (like 8000 of them), not to mention half of a race season (and I was leading the points when this happened)
My point is to the op, the Ohio Crankshaft rods held up well for several seasons with no issues, other than the initial fitment added cost. The failure that I had was in NO WAY due to the rods, it rest solely on the cheap a$$ engine builder (me). Lesson learned.
Brian
