Originally Posted by gregsdart
I got away with running Molnar 6.86 Hemi H beams in the megablock, but what shakes my confidance in the 7.1 rods is the fact that the 7.1 rods are 11 grams lighter than the 6.86 rods.

Perhaps the weight of the 7.100" rods is reduced by making the pin end of the rod narrower.
This table from Molnar web site. 1.140" vs 1.065"

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1993 Daytona, 5.50 at 130mph (1/8) 1.19 sixty ft (PG). Link to 572 B1 - Part 1