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Would You Buy Rods this cheep? #1125073
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Would these rods be worth getting ? looking to build stock to mild warmed up 440 . web page


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Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: cjs69mope] #1125074
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I wouldn't be afraid of em for a near stock app. At least the rod bolts are US of A made. Was a thread on CAT the other day & iirc made overseas but not sure & even so I'd just myself be willing to go ahead.


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Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: RapidRobert] #1125075
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i would keep my stock rods if it was betwen stock rods and cheap new ones.

Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: cjs69mope] #1125076
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for a stock/mild build the stock rods are fine. magnaflux, resize and stick new ARP bolts in them; done.

I'd trust the proven factory rods over some chinese knockoff any day of the week.



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Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: 1Fast340] #1125077
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Depends on the cost to check them, and probably correcting them. I've seen some offshore fasteners that didn't look like they'd bear the load claimed for them, but then again some have been fine.
Would definitely not consider them over about 550HP or 6,000RPM; to me that's where H-beam/ARP territory starts.

Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: cjs69mope] #1125078
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You get what you pay for , there is a reason the yare selling them at 20% off ...


Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: DPelletier] #1125079
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for a stock/mild build the stock rods are fine. magnaflux, resize and stick new ARP bolts in them; done.

I'd trust the proven factory rods over some chinese knockoff any day of the week.



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Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: cjs69mope] #1125080
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Stock rods all the way over cheap Chinese crap ones. Mine have heavy TRW pistons and are regularly spun past 6,000 RPM and have been raced for many years. I have good quality made in USA rod bolts on them.

Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: dustergirl340] #1125081
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Well that is why i was asking thanks guys for setting me strait
Those rods look like the ones 440 has on there sight.
thats why i asked .


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Re: Would You Buy Rods this cheep? [Re: cjs69mope] #1125082
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Well that is why i was asking thanks guys for setting me strait
Those rods look like the ones 440 has on there sight.
thats why i asked .




That's probably because they are ...







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