[DeTomaso] Stock Rod Bolts
Thomas Borcich
tborcich at msn.com
Sat Jan 17 13:16:57 EST 2009
My motors out on a stand, new armando pan going on (so while I'm at it!!!), reworked quenched heads,
and now I'm thinking I should add ARP rod bolts, after all they're staring at me.
The motor was rebuilt by the first owner and has under 50 miles from a complete rebuild with balancing.
If I go with ARP rod bolts the rod ends have to be resized which I would assume requires re-balancing?
And since I'm disturbing the rings, does it need a hone and new rings?
Will resizing the rod ends require new rod bearings? It just keeps going and where do I stop.
Now the real question...whats the failure rate on stock rod bolts and rods if the motor is limited to 6000 RPM?
I expect mostly street use and track days a few times a year.
Tom Borcich
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