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Rod side clearance #236761 02/26/09 12:10 PM 02/26/09 12:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA PS Arrow OP super stock
PS Arrow OP super stock Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA	Can ya tell someones doing assembly??? What is acceptable rod side clearance, using Eagle Rods? Thanks in advance!!! John

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236762 02/26/09 12:21 PM 02/26/09 12:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,095 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,095 Bend,OR USA	Quote: What is acceptable rod side clearance, using Eagle Rods? Thanks in advance!!! John I use .012 or larger, looser is better than to tight Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: Cab_Burge] #236763 02/26/09 12:25 PM 02/26/09 12:25 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA PS Arrow OP super stock
PS Arrow OP super stock Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA	Thanks Cab, what would be considered too much?

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236764 02/26/09 12:51 PM 02/26/09 12:51 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	WOW! I would think that .012 is on the tight side I was thinking like 020 would be on the tight side. I wrote mine down when I did the motor 4 years ago I will have to check! M 5054501-101588236_fcdE5oaA.jpg (52 downloads)

Re: Rod side clearance #236765 02/26/09 12:59 PM 02/26/09 12:59 PM
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PS Arrow OP super stock Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA	Please update if you find out , thanks Mike!!!

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236766 02/26/09 12:59 PM 02/26/09 12:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,095 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,095 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Thanks Cab, what would be considered too much? My street motor(518 C.I.) has a set of CAT H beam BB Chevy rods that have .052 on one journal and the tightest is around .030 I think that the Mopar factory service manuals call fro .008 to .020 on most of thier motors, I have never seen one that was close to .020 before tear down from the factory, all of them are wider than .020 I have seen a lot of discussion on this forum on rod side clearances about having to much causing high oil consumption due to flooding the cylinder walls at high RPM, I have always thought that the rod bearing clearances are more important than the side clearances when it comes to oil control on the cylinder walls Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: Cab_Burge] #236767 02/26/09 01:02 PM 02/26/09 01:02 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA PS Arrow OP super stock
PS Arrow OP super stock Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA	OK cool...Whew...I was measuring .030 and wasnt sure if I had a problem or not. Thanks a bunch!!!

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236768 02/26/09 01:09 PM 02/26/09 01:09 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	sorry had to run out to the garage the tightest I had was .036 on the loose side was .049 Mike 5054542-101588331_9Lxfuvok.jpg (33 downloads)

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236769 02/26/09 01:24 PM 02/26/09 01:24 PM
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aarcuda I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 15,478 the boonies	Quote: OK cool...Whew...I was measuring .030 and wasnt sure if I had a problem or not. Thanks a bunch!!! scared me too. i had something like .026-.030 and I was but sure enough, thats ok. I even read in my engine manual or my rebuild book a warning about excessive oil loss if they were looser than .020. but its not a real worry says the internet

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: aarcuda] #236770 02/26/09 02:26 PM 02/26/09 02:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA PS Arrow OP super stock
PS Arrow OP super stock Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA	Thanks All!!!

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236771 02/26/09 02:32 PM 02/26/09 02:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	I think my 440 source rods were around .017-.019 ..but I didn't write it down, I just checked it to make sure it wasn't too tight, saw they were all ok, and continued putting it together. Photobucket sucks

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: 70Cuda383] #236772 02/26/09 02:49 PM 02/26/09 02:49 PM
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Bob_Coomer master Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,293 Rock Springs	Don'T worry if it ends up being even .050+ wont hurt a thing. Back before the days of all these stroker cranks etc, you would run into this often with a crank and Chevy rods, never had one single problem IIRC I ran a engine around .070 or so. I know its not prefer ed, but didn't hurt a thing. [color:"red"]65 Hemi Belvedere coming soon [/color] [color:"#00FF00"]557" Indy engine 1.07 60ft 144mph in the 8th 2100 lbs package [/color]

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: Bob_Coomer] #236773 02/26/09 04:13 PM 02/26/09 04:13 PM
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B G Racing master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA	.018 to .024 ideally [IMG]http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq21/ajcasini/max_zpsdppwd9km.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: B G Racing] #236774 02/26/09 06:01 PM 02/26/09 06:01 PM
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RAT PATROL mopar R Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 406 Oregon,USA	Mine is .035, Ideally it would have a lightweight billet in it instead. 5055311-2007RatPatrolbest.jpg (38 downloads)

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: PS Arrow] #236775 02/26/09 06:16 PM 02/26/09 06:16 PM
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Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	My old school chevy rods are bet .035-.050 so who knows. I`ve personally seen motors fail with around .009. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: Thumperdart] #236776 02/26/09 07:30 PM 02/26/09 07:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA B G Racing master
B G Racing master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,910 Eighty Four, PA	Better loose than tight.The only adverse effect of wide clearence is that more oil is thrown on the cylinder walls.Too tight and you may get gaulding or metal transfer from rod to rod or rod to crank.Some times you just have to live with the extra clearence. [IMG]http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq21/ajcasini/max_zpsdppwd9km.jpg[/IMG]

Re: Rod side clearance [Re: B G Racing] #236777 02/26/09 07:45 PM 02/26/09 07:45 PM
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plycuda mopar P Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va	my mgp aluminum rods say .015-.017

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