I haven’t seen very many LS7 rods. But I have seen some that were galled on the sides.
Doug

I figured the cheap Ti parts would come flowing out of China sooner or later. It makes sense that there would be a surplus of Ti in that part of the world. Russia is/was a huge supplier of Ti a d with the sanctions supply is surely backing up.

Are the big ends of Ti rods coated with moly like the Ti valve stems?

I look at the info below and give a big N F W to the idea of relying on offshore mass-production factories to machine ti properly when history shows they have had issues simply keeping basic crankshaft journal sizing & taper to spec

I got five 440 block (3 at the machine shop) waiting for their turn for hot tank and sonic checks and was thinking of having one as a ‘big inch bully’ for the Charger project. TI lightweight rods, knifed crank and some aluminum parts would make for one really peppy motor. $4k stroker kit might be fun budget build if the budget allows for some extra.

Alibaba is scary