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oliver rods and crower cranks #1158872 01/16/12 09:41 PM 01/16/12 09:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca W WHITEDART OP master
WHITEDART OP master W Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca	does any body have in input on these guys In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158873 01/16/12 10:13 PM 01/16/12 10:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca. D Deepockets super stock
Deepockets super stock D Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 939 glendora, ca.	that red duster you seen at fontana with the 340 runs oliver rods. nice pieces, but some will say they dont like them. i had heard that the grain direction on the caps run the wrong way. but i can't back that speculation up. i've learned that you should save your lunch money and buy the ones you can't afford. you'll be money ahead.

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158874 01/16/12 10:54 PM 01/16/12 10:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,030 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,030 Oregon	Oliver builds nice rods. Callies would be a good place to look for a higher end crankshaft. 7022374-oliver.jpg (184 downloads)

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158875 01/17/12 12:41 AM 01/17/12 12:41 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,646 Plymouth Meeting, PA bigtimeauto Trophy Winner
bigtimeauto Trophy Winner Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,646 Plymouth Meeting, PA	I have a crower crnk and their best rod in mine. they cut the mopar BB cranks from their chevy forgings. BB, TT5,Procharged 3300lb Street Car 4.79/154

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: Deepockets] #1158876 01/17/12 12:57 AM 01/17/12 12:57 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca W WHITEDART OP master
WHITEDART OP master W Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca	my 340 wont be as fast as yours but i hope it will run as good as your other car In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: AndyF] #1158877 01/17/12 01:00 AM 01/17/12 01:00 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca W WHITEDART OP master
WHITEDART OP master W Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca	thank guys for the help In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158878 01/17/12 01:07 AM 01/17/12 01:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca. H hookNgone member
hookNgone member H Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca.	Quote: does any body have in input on these guys That stuff is junk...do yourself a favor and get some Cat rods and a custom twisted forged rpm crank.

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: AndyF] #1158879 01/17/12 01:14 AM 01/17/12 01:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca. H hookNgone member
hookNgone member H Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca.	Quote: Oliver builds nice rods. Callies would be a good place to look for a higher end crankshaft. Callies stuff is great until the snout decides to break off and launch a balancer through the hood. Well at least the alternator saved it from going through hood.

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: hookNgone] #1158880 01/17/12 01:31 AM 01/17/12 01:31 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 501 ONTARIO,CANADA 6 604 Hemi GTX mopar
604 Hemi GTX mopar 6 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 501 ONTARIO,CANADA	Quote: Quote: Oliver builds nice rods. Callies would be a good place to look for a higher end crankshaft. Callies stuff is great until the snout decides to break off and launch a balancer through the hood. Well at least the alternator saved it from going through hood. Did you figure out why it broke? Bad balancer, wrong balancer? Kevin

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: 604 Hemi GTX] #1158881 01/17/12 01:39 AM 01/17/12 01:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca. H hookNgone member
hookNgone member H Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca.	Quote: Quote: Quote: Oliver builds nice rods. Callies would be a good place to look for a higher end crankshaft. Callies stuff is great until the snout decides to break off and launch a balancer through the hood. Well at least the alternator saved it from going through hood. Did you figure out why it broke? Bad balancer, wrong balancer? Kevin Yes, bad steel forging of foreign materials. BTW, very common problem. Balance job was good, no sign of detonation on main bearings or rod bearings, lower belt crank pulley had enough chamfer to seat against front counterweight.

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: hookNgone] #1158882 01/17/12 01:42 AM 01/17/12 01:42 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,091 Delray beach, Florida P Performance Only top fuel
Performance Only top fuel P Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,091 Delray beach, Florida	Quote: Quote: Quote: Quote: Oliver builds nice rods. Callies would be a good place to look for a higher end crankshaft. Callies stuff is great until the snout decides to break off and launch a balancer through the hood. Well at least the alternator saved it from going through hood. Did you figure out why it broke? Bad balancer, wrong balancer? Kevin Yes, bad steel forging of foreign materials. BTW, very common problem. Balance job was good, no sign of detonation on main bearings or rod bearings, lower belt crank pulley had enough chamfer to seat against front counterweight. what type of application was that in? machine shop owner and engine builder

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: Performance Only] #1158883 01/17/12 02:02 AM 01/17/12 02:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca. H hookNgone member
hookNgone member H Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25 lower left, ca.	sbf 3.250" stroke N/A drag car

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158884 01/17/12 04:38 AM 01/17/12 04:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,173 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,173 Bend,OR USA	I had problems with one rod cap on the only set of Oliver steel billet rods that I bougt and used, also had problems the ARP L19 rod bolts they sent with them The one rod problem was that the bearing retaining tang in the rod was not machine correctly for the rod bearing tab to fit into properly, I was very lucky to catch it Oliver paid for the overnight Fed Ex and corrected it at thier expence but at $150.00 each I expect them to be perfect to start with The rod bolt problem was that they mixed up the bolts from two different batches and there was 25 lbs difference in torque to get them to stretch the same Crower cranks are outstanding according to everyone I know(all three racers ) that have used them, they are on the high end of the market, just like Bryant, LA Billet and the other good company in CO, Winberg Which type crank are you wanting to use, forged or billet? Either way there is usually a two to twelve week waiting period from time of the order to delivery Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158885 01/17/12 09:08 AM 01/17/12 09:08 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 235 Tucson AZ. RADAMX enthusiast
RADAMX enthusiast Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 235 Tucson AZ.	I use there billet 6 inch SB chevy rod in my rambler. never seen any problem. 8,000 rpm and 400 hp nitrous so far so good

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: RADAMX] #1158886 01/17/12 04:27 PM 01/17/12 04:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376 D dogdays I Live Here
dogdays I Live Here D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,376	A friend's Parabolic Billet rods went 8000+ rpm on a 3.75" stroke crank in my friend's stroker sbc for a couple of years before he built a bigger motor. They looked like jewels out of the box. R.

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: Cab_Burge] #1158887 01/17/12 09:06 PM 01/17/12 09:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca W WHITEDART OP master
WHITEDART OP master W Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,036 bean town ....Ca	i bought a 4in billet for my small block they said 14 weeks. about 15 weeks ago so here i am waitin hope it is worth the wait In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158888 01/18/12 10:41 AM 01/18/12 10:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	I researched most of the higher end rods when putting my last build plan together, Lentz, Oliver, Manly, Carillo, etc. Frankly they are all high end rods with great reputations, I can't say I heard of any real inherent problems with any of them. I doubt you would go wrong choosing any one of the lot but I ended up going with a custom Scat Lightweight 4.125 crank and Carillo rods (426 SB build). Turned out very nice, the rods were a very nice piece. 7024687-FASTW2340StrokerCarilloRods.jpg (75 downloads)

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: WHITEDART] #1158889 01/18/12 10:44 AM 01/18/12 10:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,363 Marion, South Carolina [><] an8sec70cuda I Live Here
an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,363 Marion, South Carolina [><]	I have Oliver billet steel rods in my hemi...VERY nice. They were perfect out of the box. I've never heard anything bad about Oliver or Crower parts. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: an8sec70cuda] #1158890 01/18/12 04:59 PM 01/18/12 04:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 576 Escondido, CA kick_the_reverb mopar
kick_the_reverb mopar Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 576 Escondido, CA	Username 40Ford has experience with the high end rods in circle track situations, maybe PM him or look up old posts by him. Ran "Hey mister, something's wrong with your car, it idles roughly" - number one comment I got in Israel when daily driving a 70 Barracuda with a lopey cam. Currently working on - 1966 Dodge A100 van 318/auto Finally - disc brakes on the front. In the plans - rear disc brakes, B&M 250 blower

Re: oliver rods and crower cranks [Re: hookNgone] #1158891 01/19/12 10:04 AM 01/19/12 10:04 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	Quote: Quote: Oliver builds nice rods. Callies would be a good place to look for a higher end crankshaft. Callies stuff is great until the snout decides to break off and launch a balancer through the hood. Well at least the alternator saved it from going through hood. I have heard the same thing from few engine builders. You won't find a better rod than Oliver. For a crankshaft I went Bryant. I didn't want anything bad to happen to my Hemi. 7026226-5-11-09-04.JPG (106 downloads)

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